First person: Persevere through criticism
A mentor pastor once told me to be wise in giving my time to people. He said negative people will take 100% of my time if I let them.
Myanmar’s military shells Christian area, kills 5-year-old
A 5-year-old girl was recently killed and a 10-month-old injured when Myanmar’s military shelled a kindergarten where displaced people were
‘Pictures don’t do it justice’: TN Baptist leader says of Helene damage
“Helene ripped through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and here in East Tennessee, leaving a path of destruction we have never seen in our lifetimes,” said Tennessee Baptist Convention president Jay Hardwick.
4 practical ways to reach neighbors this Halloween
How often do your lost neighbors come to your house on their own initiative to connect with you? If your experience is anything like mine, the answer is essentially never. However, there is one exception: Halloween night.
Louisiana Baptist messengers debate, reject proposed ‘Abolition of Self-Managed Abortion’ resolution
The abortion abolitionist movement advocates for the prosecution of women who have abortions. In some high-profile instances, pro-life leaders and groups who have disagreed on this point have been attacked as “pro-abortion,” “murderers” …
Older urban Jacksonville church still doing gospel work
It was the first baptism in a decade to take place at the 74-year-old East Eleventh Street Baptist Church in Jacksonville–a young
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Dec. 15
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for December 15, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Jinger Duggar Vuolo shares challenges of childhood, questions that led to ‘heavenly Father’s care’ in new book
Jinger Duggar Vuolo, wife, mother and author, grew up with ultraconservative values, but in recent years the TV daughter says