
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for October 2
No Escape Jonah 1:15–2:10 Jonah has sometimes been called a reluctant missionary because he disobeyed God’s directive to warn Nineveh

Association’s campaign raises $10,000 for Georgia pregnancy center
To love and minister to mothers, churches in the Bowen Baptist Association hosted a baby bottle campaign that raised $10,000

First person: Finding hope during the holiday season
“Amid disappointment during the holidays, what can Christians do? From God’s Word, we are reminded that we must dwell, not on only our problems, but look to Jesus, who suffered so much for each one of us (Hebrews 12:2),” writes Brian Hobbs

Refugee’s journey reveals plight for many persecuted Christians
SBC Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church will be held Nov. 6. Resources are available now at imb.org/persecuted/. Nights

New Mexico’s Tri-Area Baptist Association partner to help with hurricane recovery
Southern Baptist women from New Mexico’s Tri-Area Baptist Association, partnering with Hope 4 Women International, sewed and donated 47 dresses

Director of missions walking ‘in His grace’ amid terminal cancer diagnosis
Steven Strauch lives his life to the fullest. Even though he has a terminal diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, he

‘Game on’ for IMB Olympics ministry team
You aren’t in Tokyo. Maybe you, like dozens of Southern Baptists across the 50 states, planned to travel to Tokyo

Explainer: What to know about state Baptist annual meetings
The months of October and November are the time when most of the Southern Baptist state conventions hold their annual