
Annie Armstrong, Lottie Moon offerings see record-breaking totals
When the books closed on SBC’s 2023–24 fiscal year Sept. 30, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions totaled $74.7 million, and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions totaled $206.8 million.

Evangelist ‘crosses’ America with a message
When Leo Lytle pulls off the side of the road, he does not knock on doors, deliver a sermon or brandish a Bible. He simply waits.

‘Miss Lois’ traces her family’s Christian faith back to Baptist missionaries serving in China
Lois Lin’s rich missions heritage can be traced back more than a century to a Southern Baptist missionary serving in

Former inmate gives back, begins ministry at Mississippi penitentiary
Robert Hyde, immediate past pastor of Grace Baptist Church in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, was granted parole in March 2022.

First person: Embracing a sustainable pace
What does the pace of your day usually look like? Sane? Sensible? Sustainable? Or are you rushing through life at a pace that will inevitably lead to a crash?

Couple seeing gospel fruit after answering God’s call to Zambia
Three sentences were jotted on the piece of paper a church member handed Nicholas Peveto after a morning worship service in 2011: “The time is short. You need to go. Trust God.”

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for July 14
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for July 14, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.

Lifeway resource explores church switching trends
Lifeway Research’s Insights Report, Pew to Pew, explores data and uncovers practical tips regarding both groups — the movers, those leaving a church because of a change in location, and the shakers, those leaving for reasons closer to home.