Illinois church members clean veterans’ markers before Memorial Day
David Smith, pastor of First Baptist Church, Grayville, Illinois, recently launched an initiative to clean the headstones of veterans buried
‘Divine appointment’ connects pastor with 9-year-old boy fighting cancer
Pastor Roger Sherrer said, “It was the most impactful knock on a door I had ever made.”
‘Be a light’: Congreso Hispanic youth conference gathers more than 1,300 students
More than 1,300 students from 74 churches attended Congreso 2023, hosted at Dallas Baptist University. “Each and every one of
San Diego association introduces regional strategy
Re-engaging for the first time in 15 months, more than 140 San Diego Southern Baptist associational leaders, church planters and
First person: Lessons from the hardwood
With College March Madness just around the corner, high school basketball is winding down and regional tournament brackets are starting to take shape. What can we as Christians learn from basketball?
First Person: It’s true — we must do more
A few years ago Nigerian Baptist leaders welcomed me at the airport with these words: “Thank you for sending Thomas
Ukrainian Christians continue praying for ‘just and lasting peace’
Ukrainian Christians’ prayers for “a just and lasting peace” seem a distant hope, but God remains in control, said pastor Igor Bandura, vice president of the All-Ukrainian Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists.
First person: Is Christian persecution real? Yes, and here’s why it matters.
An honest assessment reveals that Christians remain the single most persecuted group of people in the world.