First person: Honest conversations about kids and church
July 9, 2023
“I don’t want to go to church tomorrow.” Nothing quiets post-dinner chatter quicker than a 7-year-old’s honesty. Eyes wide, my mind reached for the right
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First person: 5 tips to establish your morning routine
July 8, 2023
“Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 I am not really an
Opinion: Baptists need to tell a new missions story
July 7, 2023
Baptists are “a missionary people,” Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, told those gathered in Stavanger, Norway, for the 2023 BWA annual meeting.
Forgotten freedoms: 10 things to remember on Independence Day
July 4, 2023
On July 4, we celebrate Independence Day. We’ll have picnics, family gatherings and fireworks. I fear, though, we Christians will miss a number of additional
Your Voice: ‘I will never again underestimate the power of prayer’
July 1, 2023
Twenty years of puffing on cigarettes had taken its toll on me. Thousands of dollars had been wasted in tobacco purchases, shortness of breath had
First person: The gospel transcends every layer
June 25, 2023
I wonder how much time I waste deciding on an outfit. And then how much more time actually putting it on. Because let me tell
First Person: To all the fathers showing up every day, keep plugging away
June 17, 2023
Father’s Day is not like Mother’s Day — and not always in the best way. I was sitting behind a dad and his son during
First Person: Regardless of your earthly father, our heavenly one is perfect
June 16, 2023
My dad is a great dad. His jokes, though? I’ve never traced this all the way back, but it’s quite possible he invented the dad
Your Voice: 9 ways to help grow church attendance
June 3, 2023
By Rob Jackson Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions As I travel around the state, I’m encouraged to see churches that are now “blowing and
First Person: ‘Reorganized religion’ requires redemptive response
June 3, 2023
“Why don’t people go to church? Because they’re dead.” That unsettling quote, shared by author Bob Smietana during a keynote session of the recent Baptist
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