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Faith Focus: A father to the fatherless
Dressed in a white T-shirt and bright orange sneakers, Bishop Putney stands out in more ways than one. While the other five boys glue pieces of wood...
Friday photo: Windcatchers and new shoes
Children at the Buckner Family Hope Center in Jocotenango, Guatemala, received new shoes this week from a missions group delivering shoes. The team also led VBS and...
Six simple ways to get involved with your local senior living community
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” What better than to give back...
It’s a boys world
Dressed in a white T-shirt and bright orange sneakers, Bishop Putney stands out in more ways than one. While the other five boys glue pieces of wood...
Lessons in healing
When Robin Wright started a new position at an East Texas elementary school, she was overwhelmed by the number of children in her class with Child Protective...
Reyes elected vice president of North American Baptist Fellowship
Buckner President and CEO Albert L. Reyes was recently elected vice president of the North American Baptist Fellowship. Reyes will serve as one of the leaders of...
Faith Focus: The difficulty of introspection
A couple years ago, a pair of disc jockeys interviewed actor/comedian Bill Murray and the conversation turned to more serious subjects. Murray went with it. He was...
Friday photo: Put on love
"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any...
‘To God be the glory’
After going on a mission trip to Peru last summer and Guatemala the year before that, I felt God say it was time to journey to the...
Southeast Texas businesses collect school supplies for foster children
BEAUMONT, Texas— Southeast Texas businesses, Gulf Credit Union; DuGood Credit Union; Acme Brick, Tile and Stone; and Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists are collecting new, donated school supplies for...