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Sons of Jubal celebrate 70 years of making joyful noise to the Lord

The Sons of Jubal perform at First Baptist Church of Dallas, Ga., on Aug. 24, 2023. Inset: Historical photo of the sons of Jubal. (Main photo: Index/Henry Durand, File; Inset: Photo courtesy Ken Drane)
For the past 70 years, the members of the Sons of Jubal chorus have been raising their voices in song to worship and glorify the Lord.  From the group's inception, they have used music to declare the truth of the gospel across Georgia, the United States, and the world.
Trending stories
Dan Spencer, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Sevierville, preaches at the church. (Photo/FBC Sevierville livestream)
Tennessee pastor Dan Spencer to be nominated for SBC president
SEYMOUR, Tenn. — Dan Spencer, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Sevierville, has become the sixth nominee for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 2024 SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis.
Trustees elected Adam Groza as the eighth president of Gateway Seminary. From left: J. Robert White, Adam Groza, Jeff Iorg, Phil Kell. (Photo/Gateway Seminary)
Gateway Seminary trustees elect Adam Groza as president
ONTARIO, Calif. – In a unanimous vote on Monday, April 15, Gateway trustees elected Adam Groza as Gateway Seminary’s eighth president during their spring 2024 meeting.
Charlie Cooper preaches recently at Middle Ground Baptist Church. (Index/J. Gerald Harris)
Middle Ground pastor Charlie Cooper proves that ‘it’s hard to keep a good man down’
SYLVANIA, Ga. — Despite his planned retirement, pastor Charlie Cooper knew in his heart that he wanted to still have opportunities to preach. The night before his last Sunday preaching at First Baptist Sylvania in February 2021, Cooper prayed that the Lord would still be able to use him.
One of the teams competing at the 20th annual Holy Smoke barbeque competition. (Photo/Macedonia Baptist Church)
2024 Holy Smoke barbeque competition raises over $17,000 for children's homes
PRESTON, Ga. — Springtime in Preston means that it’s once again time for the Holy Smoke Christian Grilling Competition, sponsored by Macedonia Baptist Church. Other churches in the area also joined to support the barbeque competition, which raises funds for the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home in Meansville and the Methodist Girl’s Home in Americus.
Participants start the 2024
Photo gallery: Nearly 150 participate in 'Miles for Moms' 5K race to support pregnancy center
DALLAS, Ga. — Paulding Pregnancy Services hosted its third annual "Miles for Moms" 5K race on Saturday, with the event starting and ending in the parking lot of Fortified Hills Baptist Church. Nearly 150 participants ran, walked, or strolled to complete the course.
Baptist Life

Stephen Fountain and FBC Buford are passionate about connecting with the community

Stephen Fountain, lead pastor of First Baptist Church of Buford, preaches recently at the church. (Photo/FBC Buford livestream)
BUFORD, Ga. — Stephen Fountain, lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Buford, is a winsome and caring pastor who has led his church to become a loving and compassionate fellowship. He has successfully connected his church with the community because he is intricately bonded with the community himself.

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The Akin family prays during a celebration of the Akins' 20 years of service to Southeastern Seminary. (SEBTS/Rebessa Hankins)
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — During celebrations of the Akins’ 20-year anniversary, Southeastern announced a new endowment in honor of Mrs. Charlotte Akin. The Charlotte Akin Student Aid Fund will supply financial assistance to full-time students who have received care from the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia.
Jonathan Leeman addresses the 9Marks conference on membership at Midwestern Seminary. (Photo/MBTS)
KANSAS CITY, Mo—Midwestern Seminary partnered with 9Marks to host “A Conference on Membership” on Tuesday through Wednesday, April 16–17. Speakers Jason K. Allen, Brian Davis, Zach Schlegel, Philip Van Steenburgh, Jared C. Wilson, Jonathan Leeman, and Jeff Lacine brought messages and led panel discussions aimed at providing a biblical understanding of church membership and cultivating meaningful membership practices in the local church.
Steve Gaines, senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, addresses the Southwestern Seminary community and attendees of the Awakening National Prayer Conference held on the Fort Worth campus, Wednesday, April 18. (SWBTS/Amanda Williams)
FORT WORTH, Texas — Encouraging the Southwestern Seminary community and attendees of the Awakening National Prayer Conference held on the Fort Worth campus to “pray like it matters,” Steve Gaines, senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, opened the first session of the conference during the seminary’s regularly scheduled chapel service on Wednesday, April 18.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary hosts its first-ever Pastor’s Workshop. (SBTS/Jacob Percy)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pastors from across the country came to the campus of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for the first-ever Pastor’s Workshop. This new offering from Southern Seminary is designed for seasoned pastors to deliver a space for learning, networking, and retreat.
Georgia
A hiring sign is seen at a restaurant in Cartersville, Ga., March 21, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand, File)

Georgia adds jobs in March while jobless rate stays flat

ATLANTA – Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% last month even as the state added 16,200 jobs, the Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday. The number of jobs reached more than 4.9 million in March, an all-time high.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp enters to address the House of Representatives, March 28, 2024, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Gov. Kemp signs income tax cuts as property tax measure heads to November ballot

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians will owe less in income taxes this year and will get a chance in November to vote to cap increases in how homes are valued for property taxes. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed measures cutting income taxes by a projected $700 million on residents and businesses. The income tax cuts are retroactive to Jan. 1.
Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, exits the funeral of Gregg Allman, June 3, 2017, in Macon, Ga. (Jason Vorhees/The Macon Telegraph via AP, File)

Obituary: Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80.
A worker places a section of metal barricade along a main road on Tybee Island, Ga., Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)

Tybee Island aims to better control big crowds after spring bash brought chaos in 2023

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open, officials are blocking access to nearby parking.

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Nation
Demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia, including congresswoman's daughter

NEW YORK (AP) — New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested more than 100 demonstrators, including the daughter of a prominent Minnesota congresswoman.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during the hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran's attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a larger regional war looms.

Four people shot — one fatally — in the Bronx by shooters who were riding on scooters

NEW YORK (AP) — Four people were shot — one fatally — on a street corner in the Bronx by shooters who were riding on scooters, police said. About 10 shots were fired after two scooters pulled up to the intersection after 6 p.m. Tuesday and passengers on the back of each pulled out guns, Assistant Police Chief Benjamin Gurley said.
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville, left, gestures to a student in the new Army prep course at Fort Jackson, S.C., Aug. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)

New recruiting programs put Army, Air Force on track to meet enlistment goals while Navy will fall short

WASHINGTON (AP) — After several difficult years, the Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes. But the Navy, while improving, expects once again to fall short.

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World
Ben Binyamin controls the ball during a practice session for the Israel amputee soccer team in Ramat Gan, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza fighting are finding healing on Israel's amputee soccer team

RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — When Ben Binyamin was left for dead, his right leg blown off during the Hamas attack on the Tribe of Nova music festival, the Israeli professional soccer player thought he would never again play the game he loved.

Pakistani investigators examine a damaged van at the site of a suicide attack in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

5 Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers, who narrowly escaped the attack Friday that wounded three bystanders in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, police said.
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's nuclear site in Isfahan, Iran, April 4, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses from a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan. The assault came in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel.
The U.S. Treasury Department building, June 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.

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Perspectives
David Chancey
Did you see the recent B. C. Sunday comic in which the character is working strenuously to climb the steep mountain? Each panel shows his progress. Then he finally reaches the summit, and asks, “Ever arrive at a place and forget why you’re there?”
J. Gerald Harris
In a recent breakfast meeting with Pastor Todd Wright of Midway Church in Villa Rica, our conversation turned to the importance of leaving a legacy for those who will come behind us. It was a meaningful discussion for many reasons, but I was reminded of the words of King Solomon in Proverbs 13:22: “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children” (NKJV).
William F. Harrell
Recently, my wife, Carolyn and I were eating a sandwich for lunch in one of our favorite restaurants. We were quietly talking about a lot of things when suddenly my wife pointed out a little bug which was sitting on the window ledge.
Benjamin Hawkins
More than 2 million people flocked to northern Italy in 2015 to take a rare glimpse at the Shroud of Turin, purportedly the burial cloth in which the crucified Christ was wrapped and which now bears His image. Around the same time, CNN featured the shroud in the first of several documentaries attempting to uncover the “historical Jesus” by examining such relics.
Mike Griffin
We are once again looking forward to our 2024 public affairs training events. Our theme for this year’s training will be the same as last year, "Living for Christ in the Public Square."

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Business
Drivers charge their Teslas in Santa Ana, Calif., on March 20, 2024. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

Tesla shares tumble below $150 per share, giving up all gains made over the past year

Tesla's stock tumbled below $150 per share, giving up all of the gains made over the past year as the electric vehicle maker reels from falling sales and steep discounts intended to lure more buyers.

A 2023 Model X sits outside a Tesla dealership on June 18, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla wants shareholders to reinstate $56 billion pay package for Musk rejected by Delaware judge

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year and to move the electric car maker’s corporate home from Delaware to Texas.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Tuesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed chairman Powell says elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates.
Workers wait for transport outside a construction site in Beijing, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China's economy grew 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations, though weak spots remain

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year with help from policies and stronger demand, though signs of weakness in the troubled housing market persisted.
A Ford Bronco is displayed at a Gus Machado Ford dealership on Jan. 23, 2023, in Hialeah, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Government says Ford remedy for Bronco Sport gas leaks doesn't fix the problem

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety agency has opened an investigation into a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from cracked fuel injectors that can cause engine fires, saying in documents that the remedy doesn't fix the leaks.

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Sports
Myesha Hall

Truett McConnell's Myesha Hall qualifies for U.S. Olympic Team trials

CLEVELAND, GA. — Standout athlete junior Myesha Hall, representing Truett McConnell University has reaffirmed her exceptional prowess in track and field. At the recent NAIA competition, Hall clinched first place in the women’s long jump with a record-setting leap of 6.29 meters (20 feet and 7.64 inches).

Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan, left, and Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic reach for the ball during the first half of an NBA play-in tournament game in Chicago, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Coby White scores career-high 42 points as Bulls roll past Hawks 131-116 in play-in game

CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White drew roars from the crowd early on with vicious crossovers and spins toward the basket. He was so effective he had fans chanting his name as the final minutes ticked away. It was that kind of night.
Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud, left, and closing pitcher Raisel Iglesias celebrate after defeating the Houston Astros, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Houston. The Braves won 5-4 in 10 innings. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Ozuna homers, Arcia's RBI in 10th lifts Braves to 5-4 win over Astros

HOUSTON (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit his major league-leading eighth homer and Orlando Arcia’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. It completes a three-game sweep of the struggling Astros and is Atlanta’s fourth straight victory.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez throws to a Houston Astros batter during the first inning Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Reynaldo López pitches 6 scoreless innings, Braves beat Astros 6-2

HOUSTON (AP) — Reynaldo López struck out seven over six scoreless innings, Orlando Arcia homered and the Atlanta Braves won their third straight, 6-2 over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

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