“Along the way, my mom had some pretty tough rules that have mostly fallen out of fashion since those days. But after a few decades, I wonder if they weren’t so bad.”
Three children and one teenager were killed April 2 in the village of Chatham, Illinois, when an SUV drove through the site of an afterschool program. Eric Reed, editor of the Illinois Baptist, reflects on the tragedy.
“The Lord woke me up in the middle of the night and I sat up in the bed, wide awake, ” said Mike Dawson, who retired from full-time ministry in 2005 after 52 years.
A Kentucky Baptist pastor has penned a question-and-answer book about the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 to encourage other pastors and teach church members more about its contents.
Four children were killed, and six others were injured in the village of Chatham at the YNOT Outdoor Kids Camp. Chatham Baptist Church served as the reunification site for families.
As a pastor as well as a law enforcement officer, Randle Record has seen the plague of pornography and screen-time addiction impacting people of all backgrounds.
In 1986, Nelda Seal became executive director of Louisiana WMU and served in that role until 1995. She returned as interim director from 1998 to 2001, then took on the same role for Texas WMU in 2008.
When Mitch Chapman first visited South Sudan a couple of years ago, he said God “showed me poverty that I’ve not seen anywhere else.” And as director of Texans on Mission Water Impact, Chapman has spent much time in Africa.
At the start of this school year, the Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) launched “Fireteams,” small groups focused on helping young men find freedom and forgiveness from the addictive sin of pornography.
The Georgia Baptist Mission Board is launching a new round of Public Affairs Training events this month, designed to equip pastors and church members with the tools and insights they need to effectively engage in today’s landscape.
