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First person: Dealing with a first holiday without a loved one

November 25, 2024

“The sun will come up again on a new day, and we will begin the familiar routines that sustain life and mental health…,” writes Ruth Cook.

National Adoption Month: Encouragement for the adoptive family

November 24, 2024

For many, adoption brings up the mental image of a courtroom full of smiling faces as the process is finalized. It is good to rejoice when kids are legally joined to their forever family. Children need and deserve family and permanence.

Mississippi, Dakota Baptists develop ‘revolving door partnership’

November 24, 2024

A small, yet growing North Dakota church and Sand Hill Church in Ellisville recently partnered together. The two mission-minded churches have helped one another in reaching the lost in their respective communities.

Displaced Mexican Baptists continue to move after rights not honored

November 23, 2024

Members of a Baptist church in Mexico’s Hidalgo State who were displaced in April have moved to neighboring Veracruz State after local officials failed to honor their religious freedom rights, an international human rights group reported.

First person: ‘Personal connections’ and how they help missions thrive

November 23, 2024

The Church Connections Initiative helps the IMB connect with all Southern Baptist churches on a regular basis.

Mississippi College community seeking answers to major changes

November 23, 2024

In an email delivered to Mississippi College students, faculty and staff on Nov. 18, the institution’s leaders announced several major changes, including a forthcoming name

First person: 7 signs you’re stuck in the ‘Christian bubble’

November 23, 2024

Chuck Lawless shares some of the signs that we’ve insulated ourselves from a world we’re called to reach…

First person: The phases of a pastor firing

November 22, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: First, some pastors are fired for moral failure. This article does not address that category of firing. Second, this article makes some church

Iorg urges Illinois messengers that spirit of cooperation is ‘under attack’

November 22, 2024

At the Illinois Baptist State Association Annual Meeting, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg emphasized the value of cooperation despite cultural and denominational challenges.