Associations are the soul of the Baptist movement
The Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting is over for another year. The post-convention discussions are subsiding. We can resume fulfilling
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for July 16
PRESENT Jeremiah 29:4–14 Jeremiah 28 provides key background information to assist in understanding the prophet’s message in Chapter 29. Jeremiah
First person: 100 things you can thank God for
When we pause to take inventory of our blessings, our “thankful list” can go on and on, also. Despite life’s disasters, we can always find something for which to be thankful.
First person: We all have a part to play in ending human trafficking
Something’s brewing. I don’t know exactly what it is, but God is at work. I have a part to play
World Watch List 2026: Which countries are among the worst?
Syria broke into the top 10 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian for the first time in nearly a decade in Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List as more than 388 million Christians worldwide faced high levels of persecution or discrimination last year.
Church, community respond quickly to power children’s cabins
With so much bad news in the world, this is a reminder that good things are still happening.
Churches help UNC students process, grieve after campus shooting
“We acknowledge the reality that there is darkness, but there is also the light of Jesus that offers hope,” said Josh Ferguson, a college pastor for UNC with The Summit Church.
Bivo pastors, wives retreat highlights ‘battling burnout’
Despite the snow and ice created by Winter Storm Fern, more than 300 attendees enjoyed a time of warm fellowship at the annual Bivocational Ministers and Wives Retreat in Pigeon Forge on Jan. 29-31.