Images courtesy of Wikipedia Commons Anyone who has been in my office is aware that I am a big Auburn fan. If you have not been in my office, you may have noticed the Auburn tag on the front of my …

Deaths Longtime Thomas County teacher and pastor's wife Merle Walley Courtney , of Thomasville, died Dec. 5. She was 92. A Mississippi native, Courtney graduated from Mississippi College and served …

Mark 6:33-44 Jeff Overton, lead pastor Beulah Baptist Church, Douglasville There is a saying that has been around for a long time – “People don’t care how much you know until …

Fred Evers, pastor of Tifton’s Northside Baptist Church, mentors young men, equipping them for the ministry. Each Wednesday morning he teaches his students how to take a passage of scripture and …

First Baptist Church Douglasville welcomes new pastor Tim Akin and his wife, Anna, and their family to their church as they begin 2018 together. DOUGLASVILLE — After an eight-month process of …

Mark 5:22-43 Richard C. Statham Senior Pastor; Salem Baptist, McDonough The Christmas season is a busy time of year for all Americans; but, for certain professions, including the vocational minister, …

Women from one of Beech Haven's Sunday school classes delivered cookies to local businesses as part of the church's community-wide outreach, Merry Christmas, Athens! BEECH HAVEN/Special ATHENS — …

Sardis Baptist Church's outdoor nativity is becoming a tradition in the Palmetto community south of Atlanta. JAMI WALL/Special PALMETTO — Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus didn’t have to wear down …

BOGART — J. Josh Smith, pastor of MacArthur Boulevard Baptist Church in Irving, TX for the past 11 years, has been called as senior pastor of Prince Avenue Baptist Church in Bogart . Smith succeeds …

Tens of thousands of Christmas week travelers were stranded at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Dec. 17 due to a massive fire in a tunnel carrying the airport's major electrical …

Is Chris Matthews right when he accuses Southern evangelical Christians of having a mythical view of Jerusalem? The Washington Times featured this headline on December 6th: “Chris Matthews …

Like 2:4-20 Richard C. Statham Senior Pastor; Salem Baptist, McDonough This Christmas Eve, I will sit and gaze at the Christmas tree in our family room, the packages that are under it, …

Mark 4:35-41 Richard C. Statham Senior Pastor; Salem Baptist, McDonough The year 2017 may well be remembered in American History as The Year of Storms. In early fall, Hurricane Harvey …

After another Jihadist-Terrorist attack in New York City it is not surprising to hear this question: Why are we being attacked by a militant brand of Islam? We are at war. We are embroiled in a …

People gather to pray during a Sunday service at a church plant that meets in a pediatrician’s office in Japan. IMB missionaries Jared and Tara Jones – beneficiaries of the Lottie Moon Christmas …

Dr. Charles F. Stanley, right, embraces Associate Pastor Anthony George today. Stanley proposed a succession plan that was approved by First Baptist Atlanta, making George Stanley’s future …

In this archive photo from the 2015 production, Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus kneel before the cross at the conclusion of the performance. Choir Director Jami Hall says the "Journey to Bethlehem" …

A seed either lives or dies, depending on the soil it enters, writes Pastor Rick Statham. GETTY IMAGES Mark 4:1-9 Richard C. Statham Senior Pastor, Salem Baptist, McDonough This past February while …

Jeff Struecker, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Columbus and Army Ranger who was part of the "Black Hawk Down" operation in Somalia, speaks at the 2016 GBC annual meeting. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index …

“How do we answer an attack by militant and intolerant atheists on a high school in Georgia and a church in Texas? The aggressive Freedom From Religion Foundation threatened East Coweta High School …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jack Phillips is a believer who for almost four decades has worked in the cake industry. During the course of his career he has had a desire to honor the Lord through his …

Jim Webley, pastor of Baptist Mountain Church in Noxon, MT, is an outdoorsman who, before being "taken aback by the Word of God," was a notorious brawler and drug dealer before he drove by a little …

Empty chairs sit in the building of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX, honoring those killed Nov. 5 in the worst mass shooting in Texas history. Training such as that through a free …

The time is NOW and the opportunities are LIMITLESS to get the Gospel to the people of the world who do not know Jesus, and so many who have never even heard His name. The International Mission Board …

Men kneel for Friday prayers at Moscow’s Grand Mosque. The mosque was torn down in 2011 and rebuilt with the stones turned a few degrees to correct the orientation to Mecca. It reopened in …