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State Missionary Marty Youngblood, second from right, is leading a team in South Korea this week for the Winter Games. YOUNGBLOOD/Special PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — It was a chilly 25° this …

President Donald Trump joins Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, Louise Gorsuch, and others in prayer in the Green Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., following the President’s announcement of Judge …

Cindy Evers speaks at a candlelight vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month last October. The event was held by Ruth's Cottage and The Patticake House. TIFTON GAZETTE/Special TIFTON — Cindy …

Mission Board Executive Director J. Robert White, center, visits with Cindy Little, seated, and Tommy Fountain, left, before the banquet. Little was receiving a grant on behalf of Fish MD, a …

Andrew Hebert By Andrew Hebert AMARILLO, TX (BP) — Sharing the Gospel is a lot like skydiving. Most people never do it. Many who try are terrified the entire time. But most are glad they did it. …

Members of the Pauline Baptist Church, near Quitman, stand together after completing a community missions project. PBC/Special What do parents expect of their church’s student ministry? In …

SendMeNow volunteer Anna Bennett poses with a Brazilian child during her 2016 assignment. ANNA BENNETT/Special McDONOUGH — What the Lord wants above all is obedience to His call. In the first …

Bible Study for Feb. 11: I am a priest

1 Peter 2:4-10 Jeff Overton, lead pastor Beulah Baptist Church, Douglasville Most of us, when we hear the word "priest," have certain images that come to mind. We can think of the …

Seven reasons I'm glad I'm not famous

I’ve always been keenly interested in famous people, inhaling scores of articles, books, and documentaries to see what makes them tick. Candidly speaking, for much of my life I wanted to be among …

They shall mount up with wings as Eagles

I haven’t been much of a National Football League fan this season. First of all, I don’t care for those who use the National Anthem as a means of protesting their cause. There are other ways to …

For fourteen years, Mary Cox has been doing an outstanding job preparing and leading the Ministers’ Wives Annual Retreat. She was thrilled this year to report the largest response she has seen in …

By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, TN  — The Bible has a lot to say about caring for orphans. Protestant churches in the United States appear to be listening. About 4 in 10 Protestant …

The release of the House Intelligence Committee memo has raised grave constitutional questions. Did officials at the highest levels of the justice department and the FBI collude with operatives of …

Participants in Pastors Day at the Capitol gather together. Attendees heard varous speakers illustrate the need for further political involvement by Georgia Baptists. MIKE GRIFFIN/Special ATLANTA — …

I grew up in a First Baptist Church in a small town in western North Carolina. My grandfather was my first pastor. He passed away when I was nine years old, but I remember him as a man of prayer …

Acts of God and the Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles holds his seven-month-old daughter Lily while being interviewed by NBC Sports' Dan Patrick after leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 41-33 win over New England in Super …

Each week Georgia Baptists sacrificially give to the Cooperative Program and Missions Georgia Offering through their tithes and offering, such as this collection at Clarkston International Bible …

Getting adoption right in Georgia

By J. Robert White Executive Director Georgia Baptist Mission Board and Mike Griffin Public Affairs Representative Georgia Baptist Mission Board Rep. Bert Reeves is to be commended for his work to …

7 marriage habits to fake

You’ve heard the statement, “fake it until you make it.” While most often used to incite courage or confidence related to things like public speaking or singing, this aphorism also applies to …

Larry Wynn, state missioanry with Georgia Baptist Mission Board Church Revitalization and Evangelism, gives an altar call at the evangelism conference held at Central Baptist Church in Warner Robins. …

12 church leaders who didn't make it

Most of us know someone in church ministry who didn’t make it. The reasons were varied and numerous, but the results were the same: someone called to ministry didn’t fulfill a calling and …

Ken Hemphill to be SBC president nominee

By David Roach DALLAS (BP) — Ken Hemphill, an administrator at North Greenville University and a former Southern Baptist Convention seminary president, will be nominated for SBC president, a …

Gates Hall was once the main school building for Union Baptist Institute. It now houses the administrative offices of Brewton-Parker College. BPC/Archives By Caitlyn Parrish BPC Staff Writer …

Urban repairs gone wild

“A good city is like a good party. People don’t want to leave early,” said Jan Gehl, a world-renowned architect and city “rethinker”. [1] Gehl has spent most of his life researching cities, …

Pennington is back in the pulpit again

John Pennington, recently called as pastor at Corinth Baptist Church in Bremen, stands with his wife, Carol. BREMEN — You simply can’t keep a good man down. Dr. John Pennington “retired” …

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