
TN Baptist messengers adopt $35 million budget; Sexual Abuse Task Force gives final report
Tennessee Baptist Convention messengers adopted a $35 million budget for 2022–23, approved a constitutional amendment on second reading, renewed a

First person: Public resources extend, amplify Baptists’ compassion ministry
It is not a matter of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief becoming the arm of the government — it’s the government recognizing and supporting Christians who are eager to stretch out their arms to their neighbors in need.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for January 8
Joy in Place of Fear Zephaniah 3:9–20 Zephaniah lived and proclaimed God’s word when times were changing. Zephaniah proclaimed God’s

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for March 2
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for March 2, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

Disaster Relief: ‘Complete strangers coming in and doing what they can is amazing’
“Complete strangers coming in and doing what they can is amazing,” Justice said. “Christ gave it all to us. I was so overwhelmed I don’t know where to start.”

99-year-old pianist has been making music for 85 years
“I do have a satisfied feeling when I play,” Grace Street said. “When I’m not there, there is no one else to play, and that’s not what you would want to hear.”

Retired missionary shares of God’s faithfulness in East Asia, the Middle East
When Dr. August Lovegren’s colleagues and family evacuated Jordan during the Six-Day War of 1967, he remained in the hospital

Landmark bill to curb child marriages signed in Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari on May 29 signed into law a landmark bill to curb child marriage, setting the minimum age for marriage for both genders at 18 years in the Islamabad Capital Territory.