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A Remembrance: Billy Graham, home at last

MONTREAT, NC – The Rev. Billy Graham, America’s most notable evangelist whose ministry reached out to both presidents and paupers, died this morning at the age of 99. Graham’s life has been …

Mike Pence, vice president of the United States, is not hesitant about his Christian faith. He frequently talks about coming to faith in Christ as a student after a visit to a Christian music …

The second team of Georgia Baptists are currently in PyeongChang and are scheduled to return this Saturday, Feb. 24. MARTY YOUNGBLOOD/Special PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — With only a handful of days …

Pastor Paul Turner of First Baptist Church in Clinton, TN, told the congregation Scripture "never compromises with sin" the week after he was beaten by segregationists. Screen capture from YouTube By …

On furlough from Peru, Mike and Kathy Weaver stand with their granddaughter as they are picked up at the Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. MCG/Special MCDONOUGH — The Macedonian Call of Georgia …

The Olympics: where faith gets a big stage

Derek Spain stands in Whistler Village, where he and other chaplains built relationships with Olympic athletes in Vancouver. DEREK SPAIN/Special The Olympic Spirit brings out the best in everyone. …

The interior work of Christ Place Church will serve to minister the projected 50,000 new families moving to the Flowery Branch area over the next few years. FLOWERY BRANCH BC/Facebook FLOWERY BRANCH …

Which racial group in America claims the highest percentage of Christians and by pretty much any measure is the most religious? Most Africans weren't Christian when brought to America as slaves. …

By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, TN  — Church collection plates were a little bit fuller last fall, according to Nashville-based LifeWay Research. About 40 percent of Protestant pastors say their …

It has been a very grueling week at the Georgia General Assembly, during which I’ve attended and testified at numerous hearings. I have never seen any “hate crime” legislation come to a …

Samson, the first superhero

By Phil Boatwright KANSAS CITY, KS (BP) — "Samson," a new film about an iconic Old Testament figure, reminds us that while man judges our deeds, God judges the heart. Phil Boatwright The creators …

The Bible says that God wills for all men to be saved. The Apostle Peter wrote, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not …

It’s exhausting, that this happened again. Another shooting. Another search for answers. And yet again, another round of blaming and trying to figure out how to keep our children safe in their …

Danny and Roxanne Allen stand in front of Pope City Baptist Church in Rochelle. POPE CITY BC/Special ROCHELLE — The devil does his best to destroy God’s work on earth and often sends his troubler …

I spend much of my time with seminary students, but I also spend time with young men who have been raised in church, but who aren’t preparing for ministry. Often, I connect with this group …

Daily Bible Readings: February 16-28

Courtesy of oneyearbibleonline.com .

Samson’s​ ​(Taylor​ ​James)​ ​strength​ ​amazes​ ​onlookers​ ​in​ ​Pure​ ​Flix’s​ ​exciting​ ​new​ ​film,​ ​"Samson."[/caption] I had an …

The Toombs Area Ministerial Association awarded its second annual ministerial scholarship Jan. 30 to Jonathan Jenkins, a Christian Studies major who also serves as pastor of Normantown Baptist Church …

1 Peter 2:11-17 Jeff Overton, lead pastor Beulah Baptist Church, Douglasville A little over a year ago my wife and I moved back to Georgia. As we sought to get all the utilities and …

Obituary: Lincolnton pastor Robert Adams

Robert "Bobby" Adams Robert Adams , longtime pastor of Goshen Baptist Church in Lincolnton, died Feb. 8. He was 73.  Preceded in death by a sister, Laura, his survivors include his wife, …

The Georgia Baptist Mission Board supports the passage of Senate Bill 339, the “Campus Free Speech Act.” Georgia Baptists represent approximately 1.3 million Georgians in 3,600 churches. We are …

Fred Stokes, former NFL player and a Vidalia native, poses with Steve Echols, president of Brewton-Parker College, at the Warren C. Crawley Sr. Celebration of Heritage Banquet on Feb. 3. Stokes's …

Last week the Episcopal Church in the Washington D.C. diocese passed a resolution to eliminate “gendered language for God.” The use of masculine pronouns for God will not be used when the …

I still have painful memories about the first time I experienced losing church members as a pastor. I took it personally. Too much so. In fact, I didn’t handle the situation with much maturity at …

Beginning in the 1950s, African American churches began to cooperate with the SBC once again. The 28th Street Baptist Church of Louisville, KY was not Southern Baptist, but its pastor, Emmanuel …

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