Matthew Slemp (foreground) leads the congregation is a rousing hymn of praise. COURTESY/Matthew Slemp ATLANTA – Matthew Slemp, a gifted young man with a winsome personality, has become the worship pastor for First Baptist Church in Atlanta. He served as Rodney Brook’s associate at FBA for seven years before being called to serve in a […]
Chris Fuller of Russellville Baptist Church and Nancy Hubbard of Fayetteville First Baptist Church pray with Newnan residents in the wake of the March 26 tornado. COURTESY/Gerald Harris NEWNAN – A fierce and destructive EF-4 tornado with winds in excess of 170 mph swept through Newnan just after midnight on March 26 and left in […]
The Pinebloom mansion, built in 1914 for Preston Arkwright, President of Georgia Railway and Power Company, has been sold by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board to urban infill developer Joel Reed of Reed and Company. COURTESY/Gerald Harris ATLANTA – The Pinebloom property located at 1585 South Ponce de Leon in Atlanta has been sold to […]
It’s all about family for Drew and Lauren Startup and their devotion to each other is an example for others. It takes a whole family to make a pastor a hero. COURTESY/Drew Startup CALHOUN – Drew Startup, pastor of Meadowdale Baptist Church in Calhoun, played baseball from age 7 all the way through his four […]
Joe McGee, the Association Missions Director of the Consolation Baptist Association, has hit a bases loaded home run with his recent book Authentic Salvation. When I was in college, I read Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, The Cost of Discipleship; and it had a profound impact upon my life. In the midst of WWII, the great German […]
Talking about getting down on the level of those to whom he ministers, David Rogers is rolling in laughter with Sophie Raby, Lauren Barnes, Meagan Thompson and Samantha Salter. COURTESY/David Rogers CLAYTON – Olympic torchbearers are privileged individuals who merit recognition. Paavo Nurmi, the nine-time Olympic champion in long-and middle-distance runs carried the torch to […]
Chuck and Lavann Landrum’s home was crushed by a giant tree in the recent tornado that swept through Newnan – the second time the house has endured tornado damage. COURTESY/Chuck Landrum NEWNAN – Chuck Landrum must have several guardian angels assigned to him. The College Park police officer and his wife, Lavann live at 75 […]
Mike and Julie are pictured here with their grown children John Michael and Holly Ann in the stands at Sanford Stadium in Athens. Mike admits that he and his family bleed red and black. COURTESY/Mike Dorough GAINESVILLE – If you look in Webster’s Dictionary you should not be surprised to see Mike Dorough’s picture beside […]
Those of us who have preached through the Gospel of John are keenly aware of its beauty and the unique way in which the “beloved disciple” crafted his narrative of Christ. This Fourth Gospel has been described as the most important document in all of literature. It is very likely the best known of the […]
Pastor Johnny Nix preaches from the beautiful pulpit which symbolizes the centrality and sufficiency of the Word of God at Pickett’s Mill Baptist Church. COURTESY/Johnny Nix DALLAS – History is all about successes and failures, wins and losses, prosperity and poverty, blessings and curses, and both noble and ignoble individuals. The rise of “cancel culture” […]
DULUTH – Between January and February 2020 most people thought the COVID-19 invasion was being overblown in the press. From March through August, Baptist senior adults began hunkering down at home, only daring to leave for dire emergencies. From September through December, we saw the Virus spiraling out of control and impacting every facet of […]
Michael Boatfield shares the Gospel in Fortera Stadium, the home of the Austin Peay State University football team, where 25 of the players trusted Christ as their Savior. Photo provided POWDER SPRINGS – Michael Boatfield was called to preach at age 32 and has been in full-time ministry since 1994. He is currently pastor of […]