
First person: Celebrating $1.5 billion of giving
Randy Davis, executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, shares thoughts on the significance of celebrating 150 years of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the 100th anniversary of the SBC’s Cooperative Program.

Rashional Thoughts: Sharing Christ, encouraging others is possible out of the overflow
For those of us who grew up in church life, we’ve most likely been consistently encouraged from the pulpit and

Christian Women’s Job Corps in Arkansas equipping graduates professionally, spiritually
After leaving an abusive 12-year relationship, Crystal Noster found herself at a shelter contemplating ending her own life. Noster’s negative

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for December 25
Submission to God in Place of Fear Luke 1:26–38 For many in our culture Christmas is pressure time. There is

Proposed budget to include EC legal fees; McCarty reinstated as parliamentarian
The EC also adopted a new Business and Financial Plan and also approved Barry McCarty to serve again as chief parliamentarian for the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas, June 10–11.

First person: How should I respond to Facebook deleting live videos?
An announcement mid-February on Facebook’s press release site states, “Any new live broadcasts can be replayed, downloaded or shared from Facebook pages or profiles for 30 days, after which they will be automatically removed from Facebook.”

Overcoming anxiety and depression: Author shares lessons from personal battles
Christian communicator and author Caris Snider shares the hope of God with women of all ages, having personally battled anxiety

Former Louisiana pastor arrested; congregation merges with another church
“Shane left town around the first of February,” Chris Holloway, senior pastor with Little Pass Baptist Church, Charenton, Louisiana, wrote. “My last conversation with him was on Jan. 28, 2025.”