By Paul Chitwood In late July, Michelle and I, along with two of our daughters, traveled overseas, where we met with more than 60 of your missionaries and their kids. We were so encouraged by the days we spent visiting with them and were again reminded that Southern Baptists have sent their very best to […]
BY MIKE EBERT NASHVILLE (BP) — Southern Baptist sacrifice and generosity has pushed cumulative giving to the annual Annie Armstrong Easter Offering® for North American Missions past the $2 billion mark. The milestone was announced by North American Mission Board (NAMB) president Kevin Ezell as he shared a report with members of the SBC Executive […]
By Buck Burch Chances are that you have recently experienced conflict, are experiencing conflict, or will experience conflict with someone soon. People typically deal with conflict in one of four ways: 1) Circumvention (avoiding any confrontation) 2) Competition (fighting to see who “wins”) 3) Compromise (giving in by at least one side losing something) 4) […]
Gladys Walker holds the plaque given to her for 32 years of service as pianist and organist. MANCHESTER, Ga. – Members of Trinity Baptist Church in Manchester are showing their appreciation to Gladys Walker who has served as t heir pianist and organist for more than three decades. The church presented her with a plaque […]
By David Jeremiah EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) – Caitlin McNeil, a 21-year-old Scottish singer, and her friends couldn’t agree about the color of a dress they saw on the Internet. Some in their group saw the dress with blue and black horizontal stripes while others saw the stripes as white and gold. To settle the […]
Bridge named in honor of Georgian killed in Afghanistan. By Charles Jones The nation was transfixed by the images repeatedly flashed across the screens. It was a blow beyond our collective comprehension. First one, then a second plane slamming into the World Trade Center towers in New York, followed by the collapse of both buildings […]
Georgia Baptist Convention President Kevin Williams discusses the role missions have played in the growth of First Baptist Church Villa Rica. By Buck Burch Churches are ready to get back to going. That seems to be the consensus from those who attended the Georgia Baptist Missions Tour throughout the state during the month of August. […]
By Ronnie Floyd On Saturday, September 11, 2021, America will observe the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. On this day, it seemed the world stopped as all eyes and hearts observed the horrific events that were occurring before us on live television. The Events of 9/11 Were Shocking Terrorism struck our nation in a devastating manner. A total […]
By Paul Baxter The idea of God “punishing the children for the fathers’ iniquity to the third and fourth generations” seems utterly unfair and certainly unchristian, but we find these words not only in Exodus 20:5 but also Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18, and Deuteronomy 5:9. When we read Exodus 34:6-7a we have a clear and […]
By Paul Baxter The above question arises out of the apparent conflicts and contradictions between the Jewish Old Testament and the Christian New Testament. As Christians who accept the Old and New Testaments as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, let us say that the New Testament is not so much contradictory as complementary […]
One Life Church hosts an outdoor movie night in an effort to reach nearby residents. By Keith Ivey When Kennard Weever was invited to become pastor of what is now One Life Church, they were meeting in an elementary school in Lawrenceville, the third location for this fellowship that started in Norcross as Northeast Community […]
The meeting house at Powelton is shown in this aged photo By Charles Jones The Georgia Baptist Convention recently passed a major milestone, the 199th anniversary of its organization in June 1822. The 12 men who gathered at the Powelton Meeting House were a diverse lot having been born in 5 different states, England, and […]