Note: Updated at 1:56 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3. Not seeing an SBC approaching death Merle Haggard once wrote in a song “I’m 41 years old and I ain’t got no place to go when it’s …

There are two movie franchises for which I’m a total, unapologetic homer – Jason Bourne and Mission:Impossible. When one comes out, I’m headed to the theatre. So, last week my wife and I went …

Dennis Rogers presents awards to three individuals receiving their pins for nine consecutive years of participation on the regional or state level Bible drill competition. Receiving their award were, …

Nehemiah 4:1-3,6-9,14-18 Harris Malcom, state missionary Middle Georgia Region When Nehemiah first arrived in Jerusalem, before telling anyone of his intentions he inspected the ruins. …

I've read with dismay several editorials by Index Editor Dr. Gerald Harris over recent months. I hesitate to speak up because I know that he is held in high regard by so many. I know that there are …

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I’m afraid it happens. The congregation we once loved has brought pain, and it’s hard – if not impossible – to love them now. If that’s where you are, here are some suggestions I pray will …

Following the 1990 Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans a host of conservative Baptists converged on the Café du Monde to celebrate another victory for the cause of biblical inerrancy. …

This week I heard a pastor, when asked about the longevity of his ministry, say he had started pastoring when he was 19 years old and a senior in high school. He then said, “You can ask them and me …

Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore, left, and Southern Seminary President Albert Mohler, right, are two Southern Baptists voicing their concerns over the recent Revoice …

Dick Reasoner, husband of missionary Debbie Wohler Reasoner, died at home at Lake Lanier on Friday. July 27. He was the widower of Georgia Baptist Public Relations Director Diane Reasoner who died in …

P. J. and the family pet Veda – a full-blooded boxer – and his sister Gracie pose with their parents Penny and Paul in a not-so-formal outdoor setting. KUNST/Special[/caption] YATESVILLE – If …

Dahlonega Baptist Church had 115 volunteers ministering to 162 children for this year's Vacation Bible School. The church reported 4 professions of faith, says Preschool Director and Interim …

Stone Mountain native Steven Wright has accepted the call as senior pastor at Dahlonega Baptist Church. He comes to the North Georgia church after a decade as pastor of Signal Mountain Baptist Church …

I was having lunch with the preachers on the program for the annual Bible Conference at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta last week. One of the speakers for the conference was Dr. Hershel York, …

Elizabeth Glass, who spent a decade of summers as a camper at Pinnacle, returned this year to give back to the next generation the spiritual insight she was given by others. JOE WESTBURY/Index …

Swarthmore College was founded in 1864 in Swarthmore, PA. While private, it is an example of those institutions like Tufts University, also private, referred to by Senior Editor Gerald Harris in …

Paige Patterson’s Baptist lineage runs deep like the taproots of a Shumard Red Oak tree along the Brazos River in Texas. His grandfather was a Texas preacher as well as his father, T.A. Patterson, …

Children and parents in Harrogate, TN arrive for the Christmas program and backpacks distribution from Mallary Association. WILKS/Special ALBANY — “Dear Backpack People …” With that …

Recently I walked down Memory Lane when I preached a Homecoming Service in a church located in the northern reaches of Kentucky’s bluegrass, just minutes north of the Ark Encounter.  I had …

The Lake Park campus of Baptist Village is closing on July 31 after nearly a quart century of ministry. BAPTIST VILLAGE/Special LAKE PARK – Georgia Baptists’ southernmost retirement community …

Nehemiah 2:1-8 Harris Malcom, state missionary Middle Georgia Region  Have you ever been on one of those situations where you needed divine intervention? I mean you …

LAWRENCEVILLE – The Faith and Freedom Coalition organized and facilitated a forum to introduce candidates running for public office to interested voters on Saturday, July 21 st at North Metro …

The petite and demure Captain Uhrig stands in front of the CH-47 Chinook, where she became comfortable in the cockpit with the fully integrated, digital cockpit management system. EVELYN …

Fall semsester orientation is underway statewide as shown Monday at the University of Georgia in Athens. As freshmen flood campuses, BCM groups are among those building visibility among other campus …