First person: Celebrating the Cooperative Program with children
Funding missions cooperatively is a hallmark of Southern Baptist churches. But here’s a question worth asking: Do the children in your church know that?
Memorial to Enslaved Persons dedicated by university
Baylor University acknowledged a long-unrecognized part of its history on Nov. 7 by dedicating a Memorial to Enslaved Persons on Founders Mall.
Don’t wait! 3 ways to avoid being a procrastinator in 2024
Here are three things that ought not be waited on. Instead, these areas of life need our willingness to say, “No more putting this off. I’m not a procrastinator!”
Pastors encouraged during Advent message to ‘take the longer view’
Advent should remind justice-minded Christians their “yearning” and “longing for more” is rooted in the awareness God’s Kingdom has come, but it also is yet to come, theologian Will Willimon told religious leaders on a Zoom call convened by Pastors for Texas Children.
Opened door: Hobby Lobby donates building to New Orleans congregation
Faith-based arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has donated a historic church building to the members of the NOLA Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Former Islamic teacher poisoned after converting to Christianity
A former sheikh was poisoned April 2 in Uganda after his wife learned he had converted to Christianity. Hiire Sadiki,
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for February 4
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for Feb. 4, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Opinion: What good crisis management should teach churches
When a Hilton-branded hotel in Minnesota canceled reservations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, it didn’t stay local — it became national news almost instantly.