Finals week outreach: Church serves up breakfast, encouragement to students
Conway Baptist Collegiate Ministry students were treated to pancakes, a hug and an encouraging word on Monday, Dec. 9, as they kicked off finals’ week at University of Central Arkansas.
Executive order protecting women’s sports signed, praised as ‘encouraging and helpful’ step
The order defines “sex” strictly as an individual’s immutable biological classification, effectively ending efforts to tie transgender participation to Title IX protections.
‘We need each other’: Retreat draws Chinese churches across Mississippi
For the past 15 years, the retreat has offered brothers and sisters in Christ an opportunity for fellowship and spiritual instruction in both Mandarin and English.
Hunger and Poverty Summit offers seeds of hope against ‘wicked problems’
In a world facing serious problems of hunger, poverty and environmental degradation: “We need hope, and we need it badly,” said Father Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies at Notre Dame University.
‘Wonderful year’: Dockery speaks to restored sense of stability at Southwestern Seminary
“Southwestern Seminary is in a very different place than it was 33 months ago,” said David Dockery, president of Southwestern Seminary. “The board, faculty, staff and students are unanimous in their sense of joyful hopefulness.”
Mississippi preschooler’s ‘Mr. Bubba dress-a-like’ video goes viral
Ask preschoolers at First Baptist Church Clinton, Mississippi, about their professional aspirations and you’ll get the gamut from Power Rangers and Cinderella to Mr. Bubba … Bubba Cagle, that is, church facilities manager extraordinaire.
First person: Handling church trolls online
I’ve consulted with hundreds of churches over the years, and sadly, online trolls are a common enemy shared by some of the most effective churches in America.
A life reborn in a prison cell
A disadvantaged childhood marred by drugs and alcohol set Josh Durrin on a path of destruction in his hometown of