Ruth 1:8-17 Tim Riordan, pastor SonRise Baptist Church, Newnan “We want the façade of a relationship, but we don’t want the work of a relationship.”  Is this …

I realize that many younger churches don’t have facilities for on-campus small groups known as “Sunday School,” but this small group approach still works well for those churches that do have …

Ron Gilliard is a friend of mine from college days. He’s a few years older than me and is now retired in Bainbridge. He had a book published in early 2017 titled  Our Journey.   It’s …

Sunday marked the three-year anniversary. On the afternoon of Oct. 22, 2014, I pondered what had just happened. By God’s grace I defaulted to Scripture. I had counseled people to turn to …

Left to right, on-site Puerto Rico disaster relief coordinator Jack Noble, Luiz Zapata, Pastor Henry Ajo, Freddie Abdul, and Sam Porter, the North American Mission Board's national director for …

Paul Kim By Paul Kim BOSTON (BP) — It was in my senior year at the University of Hawaii at Hilo that I first felt the burden God laid on my heart. His call to full-time ministry came at a time when …

Sometimes research can surprise you with its results. Other times it doesn't. In a recent survey , LifeWay Research asked 2,000 Protestant and nondenominational churchgoing adults questions related …

Brewton-Parker College's women's wrestling team and Coach Brittney Gadd, top right, began their second season and first in the Mid-South Conference hosting the school's first-ever duel. JOSE …

By Sue Ella Deadwyler Today, I have a question: Do you want freedom to worship or freedom of religion?   If you said “freedom to worship,” you might be surprised that …

In Soviet-era Siberia, 30 new Christians walk resolutely down a hill to be baptized in a river. "I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back" were more than words for them. RUTLEDGE FAMILY …

Keith Moore doesn’t intend to let the culture dampen his enthusiasm for reaching the lost. DOGWOOD CHURCH/Special[/caption] TYRONE – While baptisms have been declining precipitously in Southern …

Bill Hybels preaches during a worship service of 25,000-member at the Chicago church. WCCW/Special Bill Hybels has been one of the most well-known and influential pastors in America for at least …

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police on Wednesday searched the home of Ciro Gomes, a left-wing politician expected to run for president next year, as part of an investigation into …

BANGKOK (AP) — A positive COVID-19 test among U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s traveling party has cut short the top diplomat’s first official tour of Southeast Asia. A member of …