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Remembering those whose lives were lost in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and their loved ones today.
#September11 #NeverForget

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Join members of the Baylor family standing up for all of Baylor's students, including those in the LGBTQIA+ community.

https://t.co/Ji0cj1sEMb

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Baylor Letter: Our Faith Does Not Discriminate

Baylor recently asserted religious exemption from Title IX requirements for protection of LGBTQ+ students from certain forms of harassment, and its assertion has been affirmed within limits by the U.S. Department of Education…

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This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.” National Museum of African American History & Culture

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“Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later...

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Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree...

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You know it’s summer in Texas when it’s too hot to have fun in the sun! Thank you to all who came out for fun and fellowship at our ice cream social tonight 🍦

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A wonderful tribute to Willie Hobbs in the Waco Tribune-Herald and his connection to the Freedom Fountain

https://t.co/Gc9X9Qh4pF

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Our Ecumenical Pride Communion Service at Lake Shore was uplifting and absolutely beautiful! Many thanks to these ministers and their congregations for making it such a success. Thanks to all!

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Heart-warming song about family and love by Lake Shore Baptist members Shellie and Trent We Are The Monks. God bless all the Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties, Matriarch figures, and Caregivers this Mother’s Day 🌷

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Holy Week and the hatred of the Jews: How to avoid anti-Judaism this Easter https://t.co/QhrOgDZAUH

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Bishop's Letter to the Diocese: Christian Seder Meals Banned | Episcopal Diocese of Missouri https://t.co/JlaxqJAyov

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#transvisibility #transvisibilityday #happytransdayofvisibility #transdayofvisibility #welcomingandaffirmingbaptists #welcomingandaffirming

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On this Transgender Day of Visibility, I wish to encourage all of God’s children to remember just that, we are all of God’s children created in the image of God; a God who has no single gender…

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All transgender people are unconditionally loved, sacred, worthy, and deserving of bodily autonomy, and wellbeing. To our beloved trans-siblings, you are cherished, supported, and celebrated on this Transgender Day of Visibility.
- Rev. Nick -

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Rest in power, Judy Heumann 🌷 Judy was a pioneer of the disability rights movement and a global legend.

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Many congratulations to LSBC choir member Izzie Weaver who just finished an incredible 3-night run as one of the leads, Alice Beineke, in The Addams Family - A New Musical at McLennan Community College 💐
Izzie is pictured with fellow choir member Jae.

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...God, so that we can hear ourselves think again, so that we can hear that quiet, still voice of God speaking" (Eric Clayton).

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"This season of Lent is a time to receive the love and grace that God desires to give. Our Lenten spiritual practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving help us empty ourselves and our daily lives of all that stuff that is dragging us down, that’s keeping us from encountering...