
Missionaries held in Haiti enter third month of captivity, warnings issued
CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti — Fifteen members of a missionary group held in Haiti remained captive as of Dec. 2 after two

TN church closes its doors to help launch others for BlueOval ministry
“It was explained to us that if we waited until we had to close the doors, this would possibly not be a church anymore,” church deacon David Prine said. “It could be a McDonald’s. And we didn’t want that to happen.”

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for August 28
GOD MOVES 2 Kings 22:8–20 Discovered (8–10) Josiah was one of the greatest kings of Judah — one of only

Rashional Thoughts: Keep spreading cheer wherever you go
You know I’m all about some celebrating. Like Proverbs 17:22 says, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed

‘Fulfilling a need’: Bivocational pastor obeys call to serve 2 churches
Any way you slice it, Brian Parsons is a bivocational pastor. The bivocational pastor of Springville Baptist Church also is

180-year-old Christian university to close doors
Limestone University, a 180-year-old Christian liberal arts college in Gaffney, South Carolina, is closing its doors — both on-campus and online programs.

Amendment on women pastors falls short again
Messengers voted 3,421 to 2,191—60.74 percent to 38.90 percent—in favor of a motion to “clarify” only churches with male pastors are considered in “friendly cooperation” with the SBC.

Mississippi News Oct. 29
Obituaries Gary Pettit, a bivocational pastor who served Mississippi Baptist churches and the oil industry, died Aug. 14. He was