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First person: Lessons from ‘The Little Drummer Boy’

December 23, 2025

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.

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Naughty or nice? Church leaders share thoughts on Santa.

December 22, 2025

Stephanie Gilliam, director of children’s ministries at Highland Baptist Church in Florence, Alabama, said she grew up in a “Santa family.” She said she likes

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Sending Christmas joy to Native American communities in Oklahoma

December 21, 2025

For 30 years, First Baptist Church Epworth, Georgia, has taken shoeboxes to South Dakota, and now to Oklahoma. On Dec. 5, 37 church members traveled to the Muscogee-Seminole-Wichita Indian Baptist Association in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to deliver 1,904 shoeboxes so children could have a better Christmas.

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Ouachita football team striving toward off the field goal

December 20, 2025

This holiday season, the Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) football team is fundraising to help provide gifts and essentials for foster families and expectant mothers.  

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Boy gifts baby Jesus with football, teddy bear at Nativity

December 19, 2025

First Baptist Church in Mountain Pine received a sweet surprise on their security camera recently when a young boy stopped at their manger scene.  

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Saint Nicholas, compassion and the persecuted church

December 18, 2025

When people think of Santa Claus, they often think of the jolly old fat guy with rosy cheeks and the red suit who gives presents

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‘Santa Marc’ points to real reason for the season

December 17, 2025

Marc Hooks wears a lot of hats these days — and one of them is a Santa hat. Every Christmas season for the past few years, Hooks has worked as a professional Santa Claus.

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‘Pressing the gas’: Ford’s $19.5B EV shift won’t alter TN Baptist plans

December 17, 2025

Although the Ford Motor Co. ended production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning this month as part of a broader shift away from large electric vehicles, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board isn’t backing away from its evangelism efforts in BlueOval City.

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First person: Is your church ready for its Christmas Eve service?

December 16, 2025

Because questions about a Christmas Eve service come up every year, here are my thoughts to consider if your church is planning a Christmas Eve service this year.

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Embracing the Nicene Creed

December 15, 2025

A recent conference on “Retrieving Nicaea for Evangelicals,” which was sponsored by the Center for Baptist Renewal and held at Oklahoma Baptist University, featured insight into the Nicene Creed.

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