Missouri association partners with children’s home in Liberia
Several churches in the Black River Association in Kennett, Missouri, have begun assisting a ministry to children in the western African nation of Liberia.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 2
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for June 2, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Supreme Court sides with state’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on June 26 that South Carolina may exclude abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program.
Dallas deacons helping ‘rebuild Ukraine’ one container at a time
With war leaving many Ukrainians displaced along with the general homeless population, housing was a great need that was hard to come by. However, through the work of several Texas men, shipping containers are being converted into housing.
Messengers approve four recommendations on how to deal with churches’ ‘friendly cooperation’
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention passed a slate of recommendations June 11 related to how the convention deals with churches that no longer “closely identify with” the SBC in “faith and practice.”
Black Friday sales hit record levels; Baptists gear up for Giving Tuesday
Congratulations if you survived shopping on Black Friday (Nov. 28). The annual shopping tradition for many families prompted sales to hit record levels this year, rising about 4% from 2024, according to multiple media reports.
SBC presidents lead, focus attention differently but all need special aides to assist them
Of the 61 men who have served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention since its founding in 1845, 41
SBC Exec Comm ‘a bit broken but God is putting us back together’
The February gathering of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee kicked off Feb. 21 with more than six hours of