
First person: How caddying can offer lessons to ‘second-chair leaders’
Luke Francis, executive pastor for First Light Church, shares his love for golf and how caddying can offer leadership lessons.

Luke Francis, executive pastor for First Light Church, shares his love for golf and how caddying can offer leadership lessons.

Police in Pakistan on June 23 arrested a Christian under blasphemy laws as part of his siblings’ effort to retaliate against him over a property dispute, Morning Star News reported.

So much of what happens in our fallen world is both puzzling and bewildering. Sometimes we question, doubt, and even challenge God due to our lack of understanding. The greater the heartache, the more quickly we jump to conclusions …

Union University presented longtime Baptist medical missionary Rebekah Naylor with its M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award during a June 11 alumni dinner at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis.

As 20-year-old Matthias “Matty” Ponce-de-Leon laid tied to a bed in a Mexican sanatorium screaming at the ceiling, you would have a hard time seeing him as a future pastor and founder of a ministry helping those struggling with addictions.

Providence Baptist Church’s new building in Williamstown, Missouri, is under construction, after its previous building was destroyed in a fire here, Jan. 4.

As a multimedia specialist for the International Mission Board, I get a front row seat to incredible stories of how God is using our missionaries and partners around the world. I get to watch them work to eradicate lostness every day.

A Lifeway Research study finds around 7 in 10 (69%) believe people’s perceptions of Christians in the U.S. are getting worse, while 21% disagree. Another 10% say they aren’t sure.

Graham West, who has been preaching the past two years at churches in the Gasper River Association, said stepping into the role as senior pastor – only two years removed from being a senior in high school – has been an adjustment.

Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist and Reflector, has received many honors and awards during his journalism career. But the most recent award he received was especially meaningful.
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