First person: Finding the gospel in adoption
May 20, 2026
Did you know that more than 8,000 faith-based adoption agencies currently serve our nation? Or that evangelicals are twice as likely to adopt as are
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China keeps tightening control over believers, but growth continues, report says
May 19, 2026
Christians in China continue to feel the pressure from the communist government as it reportedly tightens control. But the church continues to grow.
Oldest Mississippi baptismal pool receives historical marker
May 19, 2026
It was 1944 and, although the world raged in war, in the tranquil woods near Little Bahala Baptist Church, Faye Greenlee stood shivering in the
First person: ‘Pondering Psalm 23 in a very different way’
May 18, 2026
I don’t know about anybody else but retirement has been hard for me. I had served in church positions for more than 50 years, yet
First person: Why you should sit in a different seat at church
May 17, 2026
Most of us have a habit of sitting in the same place in church on Sunday, and I realize that nobody else is calling for changing this pattern. Nevertheless, I press on with my reasons that you and I should sit in a different place at church this weekend.
First person: When someone in your small group ‘hijacks the room’
May 16, 2026
One of the fastest ways to kill a small group isn’t bad theology, poor leadership or even lack of preparation.
First person: Ways your church can stay connected with graduates
May 15, 2026
Over the last several weeks, our churches celebrated with high school seniors as they graduated.
Bond continues card-writing ministry, expands to helping raise foster care awareness
May 14, 2026
Allison Bond recently expanded her card-writing ministry to include some new work — serving as director of letter stewardship for The Long Road Home project, a horseback ride in Arkansas that raises foster care awareness.
First person: Here’s my ‘crazy’ suggestion to try this Sunday
May 14, 2026
I know some readers won’t like this post. Most of us have a habit of sitting in the same place in church on Sunday, and I realize that nobody else is calling for changing this pattern.
‘It’s been a radical change’: BCM student shares story of transformation
May 13, 2026
Brandon Arnold, a Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) student leader with GraceLife ministry at Towson University (TU), said he attended church, wore a cross around his neck and called himself a Christian in high school while living with what he now describes as “false assurance.”
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