
First Person: The implausible truth of the Christmas story
By William Perkins Editor of The Baptist Record in Mississippi “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for November 28
Restoration Philemon 8-21 Sent (8–12) This letter is a personal note to Paul’s friend Philemon and an open letter for

‘Circuit preaching’: How strategy could impact ‘remarkably unchurched’ states like Wyoming
“You can go pretty much an hour in any direction from where I live and you’ll see absolutely nothing — no gas stations, no subdivisions, no shopping centers—nothing,” Tyler Martin says.

Church plant strives to illuminate south coast of Massachusetts
Located between Cape Cod and Providence, the South Coast region of Massachusetts has a population of approximately 350,000. Its largest

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for December 26
JESUS WAS SOUGHT Matthew 2:1–12 Merry Christmas! I always smile when we include the visit of the wise men in

Ouachita students publish cancer research in national journal
“When a person has cancer, the cancer cells often sluff off DNA and debris into the bloodstream,” said Reyna. “If we could detect this debris early, then we could detect cancer earlier.”

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for February 6
HUMILITY REQUIRED Daniel 4:28–37 Throughout history, pride has been a common characteristic among kings. Moses preemptively warned future Israelite kings

Idaho church growing as people serve in their ‘wheelhouse’
“God’s love has poured into our church and people see that,” said Jeff Uskoski, pastor of Caribou Bible Church in Soda Springs, Idaho. “These ministries have begun from people’s wheelhouse.”