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Christian recording artist Jamie Grace during a scene of Pureflix's "The Beverlys." PUREFLIX SCREENCAPTURE/Special Everyone has a talent. Most of us, though, weren’t born with the artistic …

Battling bitterness

Scripture for today: Matt. 6:14-15 To battle bitterness, you must get on the road to "betterness," implementing these three steps: Own up to it —  Tragically, some have buried their bitterness …

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp presents Charles Stanley with the official proclamation in honor of Stanley's "faithfully preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ at First Baptist Atlanta, Georgia for fifty …

DULUTH  — Georgia Baptist churches have a few more weeks to nominate high school seniors as candidates for one of the 30 scholarships awarded annually through the Georgia Baptist Education …

The root of bitterness

Scripture for today: Heb. 12:15 I was surprised to read recently that Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), one of the most influential thinkers of his day, died a bitter and disillusioned man at age 83. …

Associational news Etowah Baptist Associaton's annual meeting will be on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. The schedule will be as follows: 6:00 p.m. - Meal 7:00 p.m. - Worship Service The meeting will be held …

DAHLONEGA — Mike Turner is using his background in business to help others see, as he puts it, “an awakening in prayer for our churches, state, and world.” Twelve years ago Turner, who attends …

Chasing Chason

A pack of fleet footed runners were chasing Mike Chason in the spring of 1973, but his tenacity proved too much. He won the gold at the intramural cross-country race at Valdosta State College. Track …

Panelists (left to right) Phillip Bethancourt, J.D. Greear, Beth Moore, Amy Whitfield, and Ronnie Floyd discussed ways Southern Baptists can better deal with sexual abuse. Floyd, Southern Baptist …

Contain your anger

Scripture for today: Prov. 16:32 Much has been said and written about the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower over the last several decades. What most people don’t know, however, is that Eisenhower had an …

Rom. 11:33-12:2 Brian Parker, senior pastor Kingsland First Baptist Church According to AARP, on average 60% of people do not have a will – only 60%!. That number is affected most by age. Only 22% …

Eric Rentz, back to camera, is greeted by a member of the Bahamian Defense Force on the island of Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas Oct. 4. Rentz, Georgia Baptist Missions consultant for the state's …

TV personality Mike Rowe showed Brenda Lomax-Brown a new playground built near the Life Transformation Center in New Orleans, where she serves as director. The surprise unveiling was featured in …

Pastors are our heroes

One of the new mottos of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board is, “Pastors are our Heroes.” We have 3,600 heroes in our state convention who have the responsibility of preaching the Gospel each …

‘I got two of his cows.’

Scripture for today: Proverbs 29:11. In his autobiography “Number 1,” co-written with Peter Golenbock, former New York Yankee manager Billy Martin tells a story about going to south Texas to deer …

Commentary: No man is an island

Humans have three basic needs: To be loved and to love. “Faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). Nowhere is this truer than the battle against loneliness.

What loneliness isn’t

Scripture for today: Psalm 102:7. Addressing this subtly-tormenting emotion, let’s begin by defining what loneliness isn’t. First, loneliness isn’t the same as being lonesome. You can be …

" is a Gospel issue," SBC President J.D. Greear told the capacity crowd at Caring Well: Equipping the Church to Confront the Abuse Crisis. "The credibility of our witness and, even more importantly, …

Courage and a recognition of trauma's long-term effects are called for if the church is to deal sufficiently with its sexual abuse crisis, authors Beth Moore, left, and Kay Warren said Oct. 3 during …

Often as I work with churches, I’m reminded that church leadership and church growth aren’t typically “rocket science.” We leaders are the ones who make them more difficult than they ought to …

ATHENS — It’s Tuesdays @ Tate, the University of Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries ’ weekly worship gathering. Freshman Cole Chapman picks up his guitar and helps sing, leading worship in …

Cures for Jealousy

Scripture for today: Philippians 4:11. We’ve determined without debate that jealousy leads to dysfunction, destruction, and sometimes even death. If you find yourself in a struggle with this …

Believers in South Asia gather for their weekly Bible study meeting. IMB/Special By Ann Lovell RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — Southern Baptist church members gave $156.6 million to support international …

Phoenix artists win at state high court

Joanna Duka (left) and Breanna Koski (center left), owners of Brush & Nib Studio, at news conference with their attorney, ADF Senior Counsel Jonathan Scruggs (center), following oral arguments at …

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