First Person Archives - The Baptist Paper

Letter to the Editor: Family vacations build love

August 31, 2026

I just read the article, “First person: Blessings from family vacations” in the July 30 issue of The Baptist Paper. I thought about our family experience.

First person: The Kids Edition connecting ‘across the generations’

August 27, 2026

When the pastor asked our team to add “find the hidden objects” to The Kids Edition, I knew we had connected across the generations.

First person: Beware of ‘convenience-store’ Christianity

August 4, 2026

I’ve recently been with believers from another part of the world, and I was again reminded that our brothers and sisters around the world often pay a heavier price than we pay to follow Christ.

First person: God uses even the tiniest investment in others for their good, His glory

July 28, 2026

The teen seemed hesitant at first but then snatched up the Bible and held it carefully in her lap. A few seconds earlier, I rescued the faux leather-bound hard copy collection of God’s Word as she hopped in my car and almost sat on it.

First person: How this photographer found God in the birds

July 25, 2026

I never expected to begin a new life at 63. For years I was known as a landscape photographer. My work had been exhibited, published and recognized, and I assumed that chapter of my creative life would simply continue.

First person: Reflecting on our ‘great out west adventure’ and life lessons

July 24, 2026

My family, especially me, still talks about our “great out west adventure” that covered more than 5,000 miles. We took the trip nearly a decade ago, but I fondly remember it like it happened earlier this summer — especially the part of the trip on Route 66.