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By SBC seminary staff Alumni and friends of Southern Baptists' six seminaries will gather Wednesday, June 13, in Dallas to hear updates from the campuses and renew friendships with classmates …

One of our great Georgia Baptist treasures is the Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes and Family Ministries . I am very thankful for the leadership of Dr. Kenneth Thompson who serves as the president …

Members of Baptist Communicators Association pray for Senator James Lankford (R-OK), second from right in a suit, during a recent meeting in the nation's capital. JOE WESTBURY/Index This is the first …

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — "In light of recent events," Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's board of trustee chairman has announced the board will hold a special meeting May 22. The …

My daughters and son decided to watch their brother's baseball game, which ended around 9:30 p.m., from on top of our van while I was in the stands. Yes, normally they would have been home but …

David Franklin, director for Bartow Baptist Association and Georgia coordinator for the National Day of Prayer, called upon those at the prayer gathering at the State Capitol to stretch their hands …

Too much is at stake

By Nathan Lorick ENGLEWOOD, CO (BP) — It's a great day to be a Southern Baptist! We are the largest Protestant denomination in America on mission to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. We …

North Salem celebrates 195 years

Above: Pastor Mercer, affectionately known as Brother Q, meets with children during the Children’s Sermon at Homecoming 2018. RACHAEL J. MERCER/Special PORT WENTWORTH — On Sunday, April 22, the …

The B.H. Carroll Memorial Building greets those entering the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. BP/Special By David Roach FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — Amid ongoing discussion of …

I have known Dr. Paige Patterson for over three decades. He is a lightning rod for controversy. His Irish blood mingled with his genetic inclination for practical jokes, his staunch stance on truth, …

“If God foreknew what was going to happen why didn’t He forego this world and create a new heaven and a new earth in the beginning?” While Ed Sullivan used to talk about having “a really …

The sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex will be the focus of evangelism and compassion ministry preceding next month's Crossover event. The area has been divided into 9 districts with various …

I like Sarah Huckabee Sanders and think she is an honest, straightforward White House press secretary; and I did not like the way Michelle Wolf skewered her at the recent White House …

John Yarbrough, director of Alumni Affairs and Public Policy Truett McConnell University “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to …

Jon Duncan, state missionary in Worship and Music Ministries, greets some members of the St. David's Praise orchestra before a concert at St. David's Hall in Wales, United Kingdom. EDDY OLIVER/GBMB …

On April 11 author Karen Kingsbury posted a photo of "the Baxter women" – Masey McLain, Roma Downey and Ali Corbin – on Twitter. All three star in The Baxters, a TV series based on Kingsbury's …

Revivals still work

Eight weeks of preparation can go into an event like First Baptist Kingsland's recent Harvest Crusade. And through that as well as God moving among the crowd, many prayed to receive Christ, said …

Daily Bible Readings: May 1-15

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First Baptist Church of Jacksonville numbers 28,000 members and averages 7,500 for Sunday services, according to the Wikipedia website. FIRST JACKSONVILLE/Special JACKSONVILLE, FL — When Mac …

Mallary Baptist Association oversees the ministry of 52 Georgia Baptist churches in Worth, Lee, and Dougherty counties. Hans Wunch serves as Associational Director of Missions from the Albany-based …

Hannah Dailey, left, takes a selfie with some of her newfound Middle School students at a public school in Guatemala. HANNAH DAILEY/Special From Georgia’s Golden Isles to the Horn of Africa, the …

Laughing at the things God hates

I was at a restaurant with a group of Baptist men several years ago. It was a convivial time of fun and frivolity for the most part, but during the course of the conversation one of the men told a …

A renewed focus on reaching young people has affected other areas of ministry at McFarland Road Baptist Church in Dalton, where Charles Rogers is pastor. MRBC/Facebook DALTON — You could understand …

Asking someone today if they believe in God brings a greater possibility they’ll answer in the negative than years past. However, a Pew Research study indicates that answer might not tell the whole …

I have a thing about flashlights. Rarely is one far from me. I keep them in my car, nightstand, and various places around the house. Each of my kids has a flashlight in his or her room. Because …

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