Assistant Executive Director Bobby Boswell, left, presides at a presentation of a photo of the Missions Center last fall to retiring Executive Director J. Robert White, right. University of North …

DULUTH — Matt Peek, Jojo Thomas, and Robert Wilson have joined the Georgia Baptist Convention’s Administration Committee, elected by fellow Executive Committee members at the group’s December …

Ephesians 2:11-22 Jim Duggan, Pastor Bellevue Baptist Church, Macon Today’s passage comes after one of the richest theological passages in all of the Bible. Ephesians 2:1-10 clearly …

'Lord protected us,' Baptist pastor says of gunman VIDOR, Texas (BP) – "The Lord protected us," a Texas pastor proclaimed after police arrested a masked gunman more than 250 miles away who cited …

Nearly 16 years ago, faced with a very big decision regarding who I would ask to consider becoming the next editor of The Christian Index, I made one of the finest decisions of my entire ministry, …

Miguel Chavis, center, defensive player development coach for the Clemson Tigers, has been part of the team's rise to tonight's College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama. CLEMSON …

It’s official – we live in a world that’s been turned upside down. Our society has been sliding down a slippery slope of moral relativism for …

By Diana Chandler NEW YORK (BP) — People who don't believe they're either male or female can now choose a third gender in New York City and California, joining six other states and Washington, …

Many of us scoff at the idea of New Year’s Resolutions. They’re cliché and only going to be abandoned after a month or so, right? You made the same resolutions the year before, and the …

By Tim Ellsworth TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (BP) — Alabama running back Josh Jacobs and three other Crimson Tide football players provided a pleasant surprise for a 13-year-old boy while delivering a …

Georgia Baptist Executive Director Thomas Hammond explains the purpose behind a series of listening sessions, beginning Jan. 23 at First Baptist Church in Lyons. DULUTH — Twelve opportunities …

As news cycles go, the death of young adventurer-missionary John Allen Chau is old news but it keeps coming to mind. The story broke mid-November when Sentinelese warriors killed Chau on …

By Thom Rainer Despite the tough reality many congregations face today, I remain an obnoxious optimist as we move into 2019. Just yesterday, I received an email about a church that I thought was …

MACON — For two days last week speakers challenged approximately 4,500 students at the Macon Coliseum to treat 2019 as a year like no other. Approximately 4,500 students, plus leaders and …

Tuesday, January 1 Genesis 1:1-2:25 Matthew 1:1-2:12 Psalm 1:1-6 Proverbs 1:1-6 Wednesday, January 2 Genesis 3:1-4:26 Matthew 2:13-3:6 Psalm 2:1-12 Proverbs 1:7-9  …

Matthew 2:1-11 Jim Duggan, Pastor Bellevue Baptist Church, Macon Worship is at the heart of what we do as believers. Sometimes, however, our worship becomes a matter of routine. When …

Dr. White gave me a call in January 2003 and asked me if I would pray about becoming the editor of The Christian Index . I prayed, and he called me back in May and asked me to meet with The …

“Myron probably didn’t expect to be running from the police a few days before Christmas because he knocked his girlfriend’s tooth out,” I explained to my son as we drove to his school this …

J.D. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, says his church’s partnership with the IMB allows them to have a ‘front-row seat in what was formerly one of the most …

DURHAM, N.C. (BP) — What do we mean when we talk about the "favor of God"? The house you've always wanted goes into foreclosure and you buy it for a steal. Your kids bring their report cards …

Missionary John Faulkner riding on his John Deere Tractor delivering Christmas present to his 272 neighbors. EDDIE LOWERY/Special  By Gerald Harris MARIETTA – John Faulkner is an incredible …

Bob Bagley points to a square on the quilt created by Deborah Tedder, standing to his side. Tedder, a member of Spring Place Baptist Church in Chatsworth, made the quilt depicting churches Bagley had …

Going to East Asia opens students’ eyes to lostness in a way that transforms how they view their lives back home, said Keith Wieser, pastor of Resonate Church based in Washington State. Resonate …

Mr. John Bonner was born May 10, 1915. He died May 12, 2004, two days after his 89th birthday. He was 60 and silver haired when I first met him in 1975. For almost 30 years I saw him on Sundays at …

NEW ORLEANS  — Several graduates with Georgia ties helped make up the graduating class at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, taking part in commencement services Dec. …