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First person: When is enough enough? Resources abound; let’s get busy

April 20, 2024

While we need fresh takes from time to time and we benefit from experts sharing about discoveries in their fields, how many more versions of the same story do we really need?

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First person: Eclipse a marvel from our Creator

April 9, 2024

Dogs were howling, crickets chirping and birds were tweeting – and nobody else’s tweets mattered. The sky grew dark at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. It was weird and wonderful, all rolled into one.

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First person: We need another Henry Blackaby

April 9, 2024

With all the issues facing Southern Baptists right now, and confronted by believers in every walk and witness of life, we need another Blackaby who will call us to listen for the voice of God …

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11 questions for Christians to ask themselves about their witness

April 7, 2024

We are eight months from the U.S. presidential election and some Christians are already torching their gospel witness. Here are 11 questions Christians should ask themselves.

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First person: Don’t drown yourself in bad news

April 3, 2024

Navigating the stormy seas of today’s news cycle without capsizing into the ocean of despair is quite the task. Here are some beacons of hope.

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First person: Lessons on trust from a ‘nervous flyer’

April 3, 2024

Always a nervous flyer, I prayed off and on for a few weeks before I left. But on the plane, with every bump or ding of the seatbelt sign my silent prayers took on a more frenzied pace.

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First person: This biblical truth saved my faith

April 2, 2024

I couldn’t just ignore my doubts or turn off my brain. What was I going to do? My honest conclusions were leading me to a place where I respected the Bible, but didn’t believe it was the Word of God.

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First person: A world without Easter?

March 31, 2024

Can Christianity still be viable if its most celebrated event is not a historical fact? The simple answer is — NO!

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WMU and its impact on churches shared by a coal miner’s daughter

March 26, 2024

Sandy Wisdom-Martin, Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) national executive director-treasurer, shared her story of missions legacy and learning set by her father and the small Baptist church where she grew up.

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First person: ‘Oh, how we need Easter’

March 26, 2024

Easter is the day death died. If the Jerusalem Times ran obituaries, the passing of death’s sting would have been listed in the next day’s edition.

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