
First Person: 18 things to celebrate about being Southern Baptist
Recently, I was asked to speak at a gathering of pastors in an association in our state. As most denominational

Why teaching children in your church is important
By Julie Redmond Donavan North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Teaching children in church is important because of two

GCR Task Force files unsealed, available for review (part 1)
The audio files from the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force’s 10 months of work in 2009 and 2010 were sealed for 15 years, the agreed-upon time by the group. The collection is housed in the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives and consists of 57 compact discs and very few paper documents.

Baptist history: Who is John Gano?
If God can use John Gano late in his life, what difference for the Lord can you make?

SBC Executive Committee names McLaurin interim president/CEO
William McLaurin became the first African American to lead a Southern Baptist Convention entity when he was named SBC Executive

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for March 22
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for March 22, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.

Give Dad the gift of your presence
When I was a child my father often called me to help him with a task. Sometimes it was holding

‘All about God’s signs’: Star softball player turned coach seeks to spotlight God’s power
When LeAnn Sanders Shelton was 4 years old, she lost her left arm in a lawnmower accident. With determination, she