
Camp Perfect Wings brings joy to returning campers
For the first time since 2019, Camp Perfect Wings was recently back in session once again at CrossTimbers Conference Center

Latest list of countries severely violating religious freedom raises concerns
“There is no justification as to why the State Department did not designate Nigeria or India as a Country of Particular Concern, despite its own reporting and statements.” —U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Pastor leverages experience into residency program for future ministers
Soon after Steve Freeman accepted his first pastorate more than 20 years ago at Slayden Baptist Church in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, he realized after a few months that he was in over his head, he recalled.

BGAV annual meeting opening session focused on worship
The first main session of the BGAV 2024 annual meeting took place Nov. 11 with an evening worship service at First Baptist Church Alexandria. This year’s annual meeting is centered around the theme “Free Indeed” based in John 8:36.

GA prison inmates celebrate Christian studies degrees thanks to prison/school partnership
A special ceremony took place at Phillips State Prison in Buford, Georgia. Faculty from Truett McConnell University gathered with prison staff, family and friends to celebrate 24 offenders who received degrees in Christian studies.

First Person: Live carefully! You never know who’s watching
A man took the bus to work. Since rain was predicted, he went to get the umbrella, but his wife

Author shares story of long journey with mental illness
Julie Busler sat in the office of a Turkish psychiatrist and stared at the medical forms she was holding. She

Location blindness — and why the Church needs to overcome it
Have you ever noticed a business, restaurant or church only after needing its services, despite passing by it daily? This is called “location blindness.”