
‘At the Cross’ events across Mississippi highlight prayers for revival
Around 2,000 people recently gathered at 30 locations across Mississippi for “At the Cross,” a statewide prayer event led by Rick Blythe of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board.

Your Voice
Plea to end labeling of each other The overwhelming number of [Southern Baptists] agree on the major issues expressed by

Texas missions leader Joy Fenner dies at 89
Joy Fenner, a Baptist missionary, Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas leader and the first woman elected as president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, died Nov. 29 in Dallas. She was 89.

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Daniel Ritchie talks call to ministry, identity in Christ over disability
Inspirational speaker and author Daniel Ritchie’s worst struggle isn’t that he was born without arms. “Is it hard to be

Courts allow InterVarsity Christian groups on campus
Twice in recent years, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship groups have been removed from university student organization options, and now twice this

‘God’s the hero’: Parolee’s redemption story leads to baptism
Anansi Flaherty, a backup fullback on Katy High School’s 2000 State Championship team, gave his life to Christ in prison. On Dec. 19, 2024, he was baptized — “raised to walk in new life” — outside those walls.

Chicago church honors Lottie Moon with online event
The Chicago Golden Light Chinese Baptist Church honored the pioneering work of Southern Baptist missionary Lottie Moon with an online