
Southern Baptists respond to powerful Indonesian volcanic eruption
Within minutes of the powerful eruption of Mount Semeru in Indonesia on Dec. 4, Southern Baptists began working with international

First-person: Protecting children from social media’s harms
In the fall of 2021, while pouring my morning coffee, I barely noticed the newspaper headline about Facebook — near

‘Shocking act of violence’: 2 Israeli embassy staffers killed in shooting
‘This is a shocking act of violence and our community is holding each other tighter tonight,’ said American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 23
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for June 23, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.

Basics of church security for small congregations
The myth that “something like this could never happen here” has been dispelled. Churches should give serious thought to planning

Longtime communicator moves to pastoral role
Gary Myers, longtime communications director for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, is transitioning to a pastoral role at First Baptist

Former pro athlete brings mental health conversations to churches
“I think when we don’t connect the Bible to people’s lives in real time, we miss opportunities for people to even think about their mental health,” said Jay Barnett.

Bilingual pastor builds multicultural ministry across 2 churches
Dennis Rivera pulls double pastoral duty, including hospital visits and community outreach, at FBC Fort Valley and Rehoboth Baptist Association’s mission church Mar de Galilea (Sea of Galilee).