
‘Seeing a need’: 91-year-old foregoes Christmas gifts to help children
Katherine Fortner, a member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville, has volunteered at Western Heights Baptist Center for at least 35 years.

Katherine Fortner, a member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville, has volunteered at Western Heights Baptist Center for at least 35 years.

As we start a new year today, I want you to know some of my goals so (1) you might say a prayer for me, and (2) you might consider your own goals in 2024. Here are some of those goals …

“I heard the attackers saying that, ‘The Christians will not celebrate the birth of Issa [Jesus] — we have to teach a lesson to these infidels for refusing our religion,’” a young woman who escaped the attack told Morning Star News.

Christmas came early for many children in Rockcastle County communities with an event from the Rockcastle Association of Kentucky Baptists called Give Hope.

A team of 12 Mississippi Baptists embarked on a “vision journey” to Clarkston, Georgia, a multicultural suburb of Atlanta, transformed by refugees since the 1990s.

Enduring and zealous churches are on a spiritual and strategic journey. They willingly take a fresh look at their journeys during a sabbatical every seven years. Then every 50 years, they observe a year of jubilee.

For some, the holiday season is the best season of all. For a lot of people, this season of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and all the days in between are filled with more pain than joy.

To effectively reach and engage the community, let’s look into some trends — based on talking with hundreds of churches — that might shape the way churches communicate in the coming year …

As we close out 2023, we find ourselves reflecting on a variety of stories that captured the attention of readers throughout the year. Check out our list of the most-read articles.

At first glance, it’s a story that seems too improbable to be true. Yet — in the midst of a world war — history tells us of a remarkable episode that shows there can be peace on earth, especially at Christmas.
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