First person: Blessed are those who mourn
Though making an annual trip to St. Jude Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee admittedly causes a certain amount of anxiety, there is no greater feeling than hearing that my son remains cancer free after a decade since being treated for leukemia.
Sunday School training focusing on fulfilling the church’s mission
Rick Brittain asked, “So how does Sunday school help us or how do groups help us accomplish [the Great Commission]?”
Helping the homeless: one bicycle at a time
The smile on Demarcus’ face made all the work of the Bike and Bible Ministry of First Baptist Church Norman,
First Person: Lego lessons in following Jesus
I didn’t grow up building with Legos. As a matter of fact, the only thing I knew about the little
Christian man sentenced to death on Good Friday under Pakistan’s blasphemy law
A Christian accused of writing blasphemous content that sparked violent riots in Jaranwala, Pakistan in August 2023 was sentenced to death along with other harsh penalties on Good Friday (April 18).
Dew tells pastors ‘don’t quit,’ offers four truths to encourage them
“There may be bad things that happen, but the bedrock of our faith is that empty tomb,” said Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
America’s ‘seismic shift’: Rural areas are crucial missions field, researcher says
Jeff Clark believes Christians need to reach their cities for Christ, but they shouldn’t overlook those without Christ in rural
‘We’re in this together’: Program finds purpose behind bars
Roger Britton still remembers the prayer. One of the inmates working at Whites Creek Baptist Church in Rockwood bowed his head before a surprise steak lunch the congregation had prepared. What followed, Britton said, was “the sweetest prayer I have heard in a long time.”