First person: Why I’m not a fan of longer sermons
December 7, 2025
Okay, I admit my subjectivity here. And, I realize some (if not many) readers will disagree with me.
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Food pantry sees growth as ‘small miracle’
December 6, 2025
The community food pantry at Apison Baptist Church in Apison, Tennessee, saw an uptick in demand this past November when the government shutdown disrupted SNAP benefits, forcing families to seek emergency food assistance.
Recalibrating, not retiring: pastor transitions ministry after two-decade tenure
December 5, 2025
After 19 years and 4 months, Fred McCoy is concluding his ministry as pastor of Houston Lake Baptist Church.
Food Pantry ministry ‘really making a difference’ in community
December 5, 2025
It’s amazing what a small church with a big heart can do.
Samaritan’s Purse plane hijacked in South Sudan; suspect arrested
December 5, 2025
A small single-propeller airplane belonging to Samaritan’s Purse was hijacked by an armed man Tuesday (Dec. 2) in South Sudan. The Cessna Grand Caravan was
First person: Christmas peace for the single parent
December 5, 2025
As a single dad, I spent many Christmas Eves alone. While I wrapped presents for my son, I sometimes wondered what he might be doing.
Legal updates regarding two SBC cases
December 4, 2025
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary remains dismissed from claims of defamation in a case involving the school and its former president, Paige Patterson, with the latter
Evangelist’s case goes before the Supreme Court
December 4, 2025
Authorities arrested Gabriel Olivier in 2021 after refusing to remain in a designated protest zone in Brandon, Mississippi.
Families file class-action suit to stop Ten Commandment displays
December 4, 2025
Eighteen families filed a class-action lawsuit Dec. 2 to stop the display of a prescribed version of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of every Texas school district not already involved in related litigation or subject to an injunction.
First person: 15 ‘surprising’ goals to set for 2026
December 4, 2025
You might be already thinking about goals for the upcoming new year even though we’re a few weeks away from 2026, and I assume that some of those goals are related to your spiritual walk.
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