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Faith Focus: It’s your time
When Adonis Creed defeats Viktor Drago at the end of Creed 2, an important moment in the Rocky series happens in one of the quietest moments of...
Buckner International celebrates 140 years of ministry
Today, Buckner International celebrated 140 years of serving children, strengthening families and inspiring happiness in the lives of seniors. We gathered as a staff to reflect upon...
The key to lowering Dallas’ Hispanic poverty rate lies in Bachman Lake
The Dallas Morning News recently reported, “Hispanic poverty rate drops, but Dallas lags.” The article, based on data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, shows that the...
Buckner Calder Woods cuts ribbon on community expansions and renovations
Buckner Retirement Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to unveil its expansion and renovation project on Buckner Calder Woods, Southeast Texas’ premiere faith-based, nonprofit senior living community....
Faith Focus: Correcting a common misconception
The other day I was visiting with a single mom who is in the Buckner Family Pathways program. We were discussing what the program meant to her...
USDA, Buckner Rio Grande Valley team up to promote ‘agriculture and rural prosperity in America’
Buckner International and the U.S. Department of Agriculture partnered to host a listening session in Alamo, Texas on March 28 to discuss “promoting agriculture and rural prosperity...
Mom, 95, and daughter, 71, grow bond in shared senior community home
Mary and Donna Whitworth have always been close. Not even Donna's teenage years (they weren't rebellious, she says) came between the pair, and now that they're sharing...
Faith Focus: Unsubscribing from God
Each day, roughly 269 billion emails are sent globally. Sometimes it seems like they all land in my inbox, but research says the actual average number of...
Church builds home for Rio Grande Valley family during Spring Break
While some people may go on exotic vacations for Spring Break, 24 volunteers from First Baptist Church in Lufkin traveled to a Peñitas, Texas, to build a...
Exploring Creativity
During spring break, children involved with the Buckner Family Hope Center at the Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy in Dallas had the opportunity to explore their creativity...