Pastor Steve Lakin says his church, First Baptist of Andersonville, Tennessee, isn’t big, but God has given them a vision to take every spare dollar captive for the sake of getting the gospel to …

It happens. Pastors get smacked around in church work, and they often bear the scars of anger and bitterness. My fear is that many pastors let that bitterness settle into their hearts, and they never …

Lily Schultz sings at the children’s camp in Duhaguri, Nepal while her father John, standing in background wearing a Superman shirt, looks on. JOHN SCHULTZ/Special[/caption] SILIGURI, INDIA — …

Incoming and outgoing Executive Committee members as well as guests worship together at the beginning of the meeting on Tuesday, December 11. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index DULUTH — Yesterday’s Executive …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) – Most Americans want more religious meaning to the Christmas season, and for some that includes the seasonal greetings we say to each other. A new study from …

By J.D. Greear DURHAM, N.C. (BP) – A lot can be lost in a single generation. The writers of Scripture often warned the leaders of Israel that unless they rehearsed the works of God to their …

Ky. Baptists cut ties with dually aligned churches PIKEVILLE, Ky. (BP) – The Kentucky Baptist Convention will cut ties with a small group of churches that remain dually aligned with a missions …

Young men watch and play a Burmese sport involving a cane ball and a net, in a neighborhood of Yangon, Myanmar. IMB photo By Grace Thornton Daniel Tuchez remembers the day he got the call. “Jason …

By David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) – Partnership with the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) was a recurring theme at Baptist state convention annual meetings this fall. …

Patrick Thompson is all about building relationships and giving people a genuine welcome when they attend New City Church. GERALD GARRIS/Index LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – Patrick Thompson, pastor of New …

CARTERSVILLE – On Sunday, Dec. 9, Don Hattaway, who has served as senior pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cartersville for almost 17 years, accepted the call to become the pastor of First …

The Christmas season is notorious for traffic and travel. Over the course of the next three weeks, many people will travel great distances to celebrate with loved ones. The highways will be clogged …

Luke 1:26-38 Jim Duggan, Pastor Bellevue Baptist Church, Macon It’s been said that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to do the right thing despite our fear. …

Franklin Scott reflects on nearly 30 years of ministry at UGA ... and the importance of mentoring the next generation. JOE WESTBURY/Index ATHENS — As a young man, Franklin Scott sensed a strong …

IMB medical worker Larry Pepper talks with villagers about current medical needs in a remote village near Kigoma, Tanzania. IMB photo By Grace Thornton Larry Pepper thought he had been open handed. …

WINDER – Robert Whittington applied the phrase “a man for all seasons” to the English statesman and scholar Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) and it was used by Robert Bolt as the title of his 1960 …

One of my favorite things about Christmas is the music. Once my family gets our tree up and decorated (never before Thanksgiving, that’s my standard) my playlist is nothing but a mixture of …

By Thom Rainer Tipping Point  (noun) :  the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place. Thom Rainer If …

There is a fine line between stubborn and stupid! I learned exactly where this line is by watching my battalion commander many years ago. Here’s the short version of the story… We were having a …

The crowd at Zion Baptist Church Nov. 18 represented at least 13 countries. DONNA BOWLES/Special COVINGTON — To a random visitor the Nov. 18 service at Zion Baptist would have seemed like any other …

By Art Toalston NASHVILLE (BP) –  W.C. Fields, a forerunner in denominational journalism as vice president for public relations for the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee …

There’s an old saying to “Never judge a book by its cover.” It’s sometimes hard for me to follow that sage advice, but it always comes to mind when I see John David Law.  I was 15 …

“Are we humans, as atheists argue, nothing but insignificant particles in a vast and limitless universe?” In a conversation with Diane Sawyer in 2010 Stephen Hawking explained why he rejected …

By J. Gerald Harris FAYETTEVILLE – Steven Chambers is the associate pastor of Woolsey Baptist Church in Fayetteville. He is currently working on a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Southeastern …

By David Roach HOUSTON (BP) – President George H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30 at age 94, is being remembered by Southern Baptists who knew him as a "warm," "cordial" man who "felt right at home with …