Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for May 11
May 5, 2025
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for May 11, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
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‘BeachReachers’ impact their generation one van ride at a time
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By meeting the physical needs of spring breakers — providing food and transportation — BeachReachers are able to share the love of God in the midst of brokenness among students’ lives at Panama City Beach.
Church’s karate camp teaches life lessons in unconventional ways
May 2, 2025
When Central Church decided to minister to youth in Augusta, the capital of Maine, during the winter school break, they chose what some would consider an unconventional approach.
New IMB emeriti thankful for God’s grace, ministry milestones
May 1, 2025
Together, the newest group of emeriti who gathered at International Mission Board’s annual Celebration of Emeriti near Richmond, Virginia, April 27–May 1, represent 1,818 years of service.
Texas House committee holds Ten Commandments bill hearing
May 1, 2025
In a sometimes-testy late-night hearing that continued into the early-morning hours on April 30, the Texas House Committee on Public Education heard public testimony on a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments …
180-year-old Christian university to close doors
May 1, 2025
Limestone University, a 180-year-old Christian liberal arts college in Gaffney, South Carolina, is closing its doors — both on-campus and online programs.
First person: Mom had some pretty tough rules. Here’s what I learned.
May 1, 2025
“Along the way, my mom had some pretty tough rules that have mostly fallen out of fashion since those days. But after a few decades, I wonder if they weren’t so bad.”
‘Chatham Strong’: When tragedy hits home
April 30, 2025
Three children and one teenager were killed April 2 in the village of Chatham, Illinois, when an SUV drove through the site of an afterschool program. Eric Reed, editor of the Illinois Baptist, reflects on the tragedy.
SBC membership decline continues; baptisms jump more than 10%
April 30, 2025
While the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Church Profile has shown a surge in baptisms and rising attendance, the SBC’s 18-year membership slide continued in 2024.
‘Redeployed’: TN pastor starts senior adult revival series
April 30, 2025
“The Lord woke me up in the middle of the night and I sat up in the bed, wide awake, ” said Mike Dawson, who retired from full-time ministry in 2005 after 52 years.
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