
Barber challenges messengers to not miss the beauty around them
Sometimes the truth hurts, Bart Barber shared during his president’s address June 13 during the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting

Ashley’s story: ‘My birth mother valued life’
Ashley Lawton learned early in life that she was adopted. While that discovery was somewhat unsettling, the later revelation that

3 ways churches can work for unity without uniformity
Just below a ground-floor window in the Ministry of Justice in Paris, France is a marble shelf engraved with a

Study examines religious repression from ‘Axis of Upheaval’
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea form an “Axis of Upheaval” whose members collude to repress religious freedom both within—and often outside—their borders, a new study says.

3 ways to lead your children to pray for the persecuted church
June 29 is the International Day of the Christian Martyr. According to church tradition, June 29 marks the day the

Study: Churchgoers tipping toward socialism, away from Scripture?
A new national survey describing the ongoing ideological and spiritual drift among Americans reveals that even consistent churchgoers are abandoning traditional biblical beliefs and conservative social perspectives.

MBTS celebrates deluxe edition of classic Spurgeon work
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary recently celebrated the release of President Jason K. Allen’s latest book, an updated edition of Charles

Congregation of 8 sees God bring new life, growth
Before Rick Sharp became the church’s pastor in October 2021, the eight adult members of Mount Nebo Baptist Church considered