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First person: Is Christian persecution real? Yes, and here’s why it matters.

February 26, 2025

An honest assessment reveals that Christians remain the single most persecuted group of people in the world.

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First person: Public resources extend, amplify Baptists’ compassion ministry

February 24, 2025

It is not a matter of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief becoming the arm of the government — it’s the government recognizing and supporting Christians who are eager to stretch out their arms to their neighbors in need.

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Five things pastors and evangelists should stop doing

February 23, 2025

“I love pastors and evangelists, but sometimes someone needs to say, ‘That’s enough.'” says Christian media expert Phil Cooke.

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Your Voice: This year, replace ‘I can’t’ with ‘I can’

February 23, 2025

First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more.

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First person: What is winter trying to tell us?

February 22, 2025

“What if I told you that winter holds much greater significance than stoking daydreams of summer vacation or the playfulness of childhood?” says pastor Adam Dooley.

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Opinion: A Christian response to immigration

February 20, 2025

Here are four ways disciples of Christ can navigate these trying days while faithfully following Jesus’ command to make His gospel known among the nations.

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First person: What is the Cooperative Program?

February 18, 2025

Despite our general knowledge of the Cooperative Program, from time to time I hear explanations that are at best inaccurate, and at worst, concerning and/or harmful. 

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First person: That night I could just be me

February 17, 2025

“Normally, when I do venture out into society, for the most part, I feel overlooked or ignored. I have to work so hard just to be seen and treated like a human. On February 7, though, I was not invisible,” writes Amber Stewart.

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First person: Evangelism that everyone can do

February 13, 2025

Plymouth Park Baptist Church had been in a long season of decline. From a megachurch well over a decade ago to a little over 100 on Sundays, the church was in desperate need of revitalization—fast—when I became the pastor.

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First person: Lessons from the hardwood

February 13, 2025

With College March Madness just around the corner, high school basketball is winding down and regional tournament brackets are starting to take shape. What can we as Christians learn from basketball?

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