
Influential discipleship author Henry Blackaby dies at 88
Blackaby’s “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God” was first released in 1990 and has sold more than 7 million copies. It was revised by his son and grandson in 2022.

SC church takes ‘big step of faith,’ seeks big impact on missions mobilization
A small, rural church in lower South Carolina seeks to make a huge impact on mission mobilization.

The Baptist Paper reaches 5-year print edition milestone
Five years ago, The Baptist Paper launched as a national printed newspaper. It had been talked about “through the years,” said Jennifer Davis Rash, president and editor-in-chief of TAB Media Group, publisher of The Alabama Baptist, now in its 183rd year of publication.

Teaching resource for Lifeway’s Explore the Bible lesson for July 5
Ideas and questions to help group members and leaders to study Joshua 7 (select verses).

SBC Executive Committee announces layoffs, other updates ahead of September meeting
The SBC Executive Committee announced Wednesday (Sept. 13) that it has cut five positions and two contractor positions, trimming the already lean staff down to 21 full-time positions.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 16
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 16, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.

Surrogate mother’s story more complicated than it seems
When McKenna West, a cardiac nurse from Alaska, agreed to become the surrogate for a California couple late last year,

Arkansas DR ladies’ chainsaw team ‘able to bless a lot of people’
Six ladies from the Russellville area recently donned yellow shirts and chaps and other safety equipment, picked up chainsaws and went to work in Valdosta, Georgia.