First person: Reasons preacher’s kids strayed
September 6, 2025
When I’ve asked preacher’s kids why they think they struggled, here are some of the reasons they’ve told me…
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6,000 letters and going strong: Allison Bond keeps spreading God’s love one note at a time
September 5, 2025
It’s simple gestures and acts of kindness that sometimes mean the most and can brighten a day – like receiving a handwritten note in the mail.
Two months after deadly floods in Texas, area people say they see God at work
September 4, 2025
Today (Sept. 4) marked two months since massive flash floods in Kerr County, Texas, killed 119 people and left a swath of devastation. As people in the area continue to try to put their lives back together, Marc Ira Hooks — a correspondent for The Baptist Paper — is back on site sharing stories of hope.
Big victory: 18 Carson-Newman football players baptized in creek
September 4, 2025
Members of the Carson-Newman University campus community gathered on the banks of Mossy Creek after 18 Eagles football players made decisions to be baptized in the historic waters.
The maturing years of congregations can be treacherous
September 3, 2025
If I ask you about your teenage years, you might tell me you were the perfect adolescent. If so, I know you also lie about other things.
First person: Caring for your pastor
September 2, 2025
Good pastors are hard to find. Some churches that are without a pastor have spent two years or longer in a search for their next one.
First person: Why the foyer of a church matters
September 1, 2025
Here’s why this place in your church matters more than you might think.
First person: Churches and TV commercials
August 31, 2025
I’m always thrilled when local churches make the decision to share their story on local TV.
Bringing fresh, living water to people in Andes Mountains
August 30, 2025
Texans on Mission is not only bringing fresh water and good hygiene practices to people in the Andes Mountains of Peru, but also bringing the gospel, with 46 professions of faith recorded during an August mission trip.
GCR Task Force files (part 5): Saving NAMB
August 29, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE — The Baptist Paper staff members continue their review of the audio files from the 2009–2010 meetings of the Great Commission Resurgence Task
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