Tony Martin, editor of The Baptist Record, journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention, retired at the end of the year after 25 years of service to Mississippi Baptists.
I’ll start with a confessional. Sometimes, Christmas music gets on my nerves. But before you call the grinch squad on me, I’ll explain. I will use The Little Drummer Boy as a jumping off place.
Down a winding country road on the border of the national forest in Wayne County, sits little Strengthford Church. Every Sunday, the brothers and sisters in Christ pour generously into their missional offering, set aside to aid those in the community.
God’s Pit Crew and First Baptist Church Rolling Fork, Mississippi, recently partnered for a large-scale mobile Blessing Bucket packing assembly, resulting in the preparation of more than 1,000 Blessing Buckets and 1,000 children’s Play Pails for future disaster response efforts.
The Go Tell America Southwest Mississippi Crusade concluded Oct. 22 after four powerful nights of worship and Gospel messages. Held at Brookhaven High School, the event ran from Oct. 19-22, drawing thousands from across the region.
On Monday afternoons, I often check in with our members who were out of worship on Sunday. As I spoke with an older woman in our congregation, we found ourselves talking about the generational differences between us.
Mid-Delta Baptist ministry leaders recently visited the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Their purpose was to help church plants inside the prison become part of
Ask preschoolers at First Baptist Church Clinton, Mississippi, about their professional aspirations and you’ll get the gamut from Power Rangers and Cinderella to Mr. Bubba … Bubba Cagle, that is, church facilities manager extraordinaire.
What makes that kind of forgiveness possible? One word: Jesus.
“I love the church, but in many instances the church has acquiesced to the expectation that fathers are not making disciples in their home.”
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