Governor Brian Kemp gave a press briefing in the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday, May 12 concerning progress through reopening Georgia. The safety requirements for businesses are scheduled to …

By Chuck Lawless Only God knows what the “new normal” is going to look like in churches when we regather over the next several months. Nevertheless, here are some things I hope …

The editor's son pulls ahead on a recent run. A few years ago my family was about to go on a trip. I was expecting a package to be delivered to my house. So I asked a …

Governor Brian Kemp answers questions during a press conference in the Capitol Rotunda on May 7. Screen grab Yesterday Governor Brian Kemp gave a press briefing at the …

This is the first of a three-part series on graduating high school seniors. Regardless of whether they are moving on to college, heading to technical school, going into the service, or starting a …

In recent days, we’ve seen changes in our world that we still find hard to imagine happening in our lifetime. But even in these days of uncertainty there is still hope and the unshakable love of …

When it comes to church we need a better gauge, discipleship. Discipleship is not about knowing who’s there, but knowing what’s inside. The whole fiasco started when our shower …

As all of you know, these are some very difficult days. While there are a lot of circumstances that trouble us about not being able to get out in public as much as we would like, there are some …

Talk to any social worker, any teacher, any coach and at some point the conversation will come to the impact of COVID-19 on the family. Specifically, they’ll discuss what isn’t being seen. …

By David Jeremiah EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) — When you study the Gospel accounts of our Lord, you find a simple Man with a simple calling. He wasn't simpleminded, of course, for He was omniscient; and …

The Great Commission must never be limited by any circumstance we deem beyond our control – even a global pandemic. Our current crisis threatens to impact kingdom work locally, regionally, …

I would recommend that Lifeway trustees be replaced, instead of the ownership of Ridgecrest. Their focus is on the "almighty dollar" and the "bottom line" instead of what can be accomplished for the …

God is alive and at work! As we prepare to reopen our houses of worship amidst our global pandemic parameters and COVID-19 confinement, Greenforest Community Baptist Church joins other churches …

With the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries sesquicentennial anniversary just two years away, they continue to be successfully engaged in “tearing down walls building up …

Governor Brian Kemp’s Shelter-in-Place Order that began on April 3 was due to expire at midnight April 30. He said last Monday that he would be giving further guidance on what mandatory social …

By Kathy Ferguson Litton The well-worn word that marks many sentences during the COVID-19 crisis is “unprecedented.” The upheaval of an unimaginable nearly world-wide quarantine has shaken …

By Ken Braddy NASHVILLE (BP) — Last week we all received good news: The country is going to slowly reopen, and that includes houses of worship. But if you think we'll all rush back to church and …

As a very active Georgia Baptist member/assistant pianist, I greatly appreciate Tess Schoonhoven's article "Soon but Safe," with its emphasis on considerate caution and a slow, step-by-step …

By Chuck Lawless We preachers tend to find sermon illustrations in almost anything, and this post reflects nothing different. Because I’m a preacher at heart, my mind is always …

During my early childhood at Harmony Baptist Church, Mrs. Ilene Mashburn was my Sunday School teacher. She used a felt board to help tell Bible stories, pressing on figures to go with the scenes she …

By Larry Montgomery On May 10, churches all across Georgia will observe Children’s Home Day – a day of prayer and offering in support of the work of Georgia Baptist Children’s Home and Family …

One of these days, we will tell the story of games we didn’t play, graduations delayed, weddings with no guests, cafe’s serving curbside, and an Easter where it was illegal to gather in a church. …

By Julio Arriola Editor's Note: April 26 is Cooperative Program Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. NASHVILLE (BP) — In the late 1990s, I met the one who is now my wife of more than 20 …

Yesterday, Governor Brian Kemp issued a handout with answers to frequently asked questions about his latest executive action that took place on Monday, April 20. In the question and answer document , …

The coronavirus has brought out the best in Georgia Baptists. Did you see that? Did. You. See. THAT! God just used Georgia Baptists to flip the script on COVID-19 and reach more …