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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Study: What do most Americans believe about sin?
September 5, 2025
The research, part of the annual American Worldview Inventory 2025, found that just one out of every seven self-described Christians — just 14% — holds a biblically accurate understanding of sin.
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.
First person: How New Orleans pastors came together after Katrina
September 4, 2025
Eighteen months before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, I left the pastorate of First Baptist Church Kenner, Louisiana, to become director of missions for
First person: My Katrina word
September 4, 2025
“On this 20th anniversary of the great storm, I am going to answer a question I have never been asked. If I were limited to just one word to describe my Katrina experience, what would that word be?”
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.
ERLC search: Who speaks for the SBC next?
September 3, 2025
Can anyone speak for Southern Baptists without making them mad?
Deadly 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan: Search for survivors continues
September 3, 2025
A deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan Sunday (Aug. 31), claiming more than 1,400 lives and leaving over 3,000 people injured. Entire villages were leveled in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, where mud-brick homes collapsed, trapping residents under rubble, according to media reports.
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.
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