
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Dec. 29
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for December 29, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

Nebraska church gives inmates Bible teaching, ‘feeling of acceptance’
For 10 years now Bethel Baptist Church that routinely runs 50–70 in attendance has welcome the men on work-release and within at least a year of fulfilling their sentence.

You have mail: 5 mistakes to avoid in your church emails
Church email mistakes abound as weekly emails are sent from many churches. Why do weekly emails make sense? After keeping

See You at the Pole: A moment that became a movement
Some 30 years ago, a small group of Texas high school students met for prayer, which unbeknownst to them, would

SBCAL retreat inspires, connects leaders from around the country
Ray Gentry, president and CEO of SBCAL, said the three-day retreat was geared toward training and continuing education but also designed to help associational leaders “make friends and deepen friendships.”

Charleston church continues in spite of blaze that destroyed sanctuary, education space
“This is not the end,” Pastor Marty Middleton encouraged members of Fort Johnson Baptist Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for February 26
Does it Lead You to Be More Like Jesus? Colossians 3:1–14 Christians disagree about God’s will and how to discern

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for November 28
Confidence in Times of Testing Genesis 22 Our faith will often be tested. (1–2) In chapters 18–21, Abraham’s family endured