
First person: What is winter trying to tell us?
“What if I told you that winter holds much greater significance than stoking daydreams of summer vacation or the playfulness of childhood?” says pastor Adam Dooley.

From the field: How is your church helping orphans, vulnerable children?
Ten years ago, I was visiting Shelter Yetu, an orphanage in Naivasha, Kenya. A young boy stood alone at the chalkboard,

Alaska exec steps down after home church deemed no longer in friendly cooperation with SBC
Randy Covington has resigned as executive director and treasurer of the Alaska Baptist Resource Network after apologizing for comments made regarding the SBC’s decision to deem his home church not in friendly cooperation with Convention.

SWBTS board accuses trustee of violating confidentiality, withholding facts
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s board of trustees accused trustee Aaron Sligar of violating the confidentiality of an executive session of

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 18
PERSONAL Jeremiah 7:1–15 One of the key phrases in the book of Jeremiah is the recurring terminology “the Word of

Send Relief responds to humanitarian needs in Afghanistan and Haiti
Following the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan and destruction in Haiti after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, Send Relief is working

‘We must move forward together,’ McLaurin charges in EC report
For 178 years, Southern Baptists have cooperated in fulfilling the Great Commission and the Great Commandment, Willie McLaurin told messengers

‘Ripple effects’: Sports gambling fueled by greed, ethicist says
While compulsive sports gambling begins as an individual issue, its “ripple effects” are felt throughout society, said RaShan Frost, director of research with the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.