
Author explains what it takes to get published
What does it take to get a book from an idea onto the published page? Ask shy and reserved JoEllen Claypool, who started scribbling her teenaged angst into poetry.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for November 27
Hope Found Micah 7:1–10, 18–20 Micah’s exact audience is unclear, as the referents seem to move between Israel or Judah,

Northwest Baptist Convention messengers adopt $3.9 million budget, welcome 14 new churches
Messengers attending the Northwest Baptist Convention’s 75th annual meeting welcomed 14 churches into the three-state network, adopted a $3,900,000 budget

Report urges changes to advance international religious freedom
Naming the worst violators of international religious freedom has been a good way to condemn bad behavior but has been far less effective at bringing about changes in policy by foreign nations, according to a new report.

‘God will continue the work He began’: Texas DR teams work in NC, reflect after Helene
Exactly where Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster Relief teams would deploy in the wake of Hurricane Helene was a mystery on Oct. 3, until a call for assistance in mass feeding surfaced.

‘They know how to plant churches’: GBMB, NAMB announce new partnership
W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, and Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, announced a new partnership Sunday night with the aim of planting more churches in Georgia.

‘Amazing Grace’: Famous hymn by former slave trader still inspirational after 250 years
Most preachers wouldn’t dare tackle writing a sermon and a hymn for their congregation, but that was par for the

Ouachita football coach wins regional coach of year award
For the fifth time in the last 10 seasons, Ouachita Baptist University Head Football Coach Todd Knight has been selected as the American Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year.