Please click here for an update on this story. NASHVILLE — Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Frank Page announced his upcoming retirement to Executive Committee members and …

Bob Richardson and his wife, Robbin, stand with their children, Bailey and Ella. BOB RICHARDSON/Special Pastor Bob Richardson is from southern Illinois, but enjoys grits and knows how to swat gnats …

I love Easter and all that it means to believers around the world. In the northern hemisphere Easter is the time when winter with all of its cold and darkness is awakened with color and life. In …

FORT GAINES — Ken Cloud, associational missionary for the Bowen Baptist Association, has been accused of snake handling as a form of worship. I got a text message from Regional State Missionary …

Thom Rainer By Thom Rainer “I resign from the church in my mind about ten times a year. Every time it has been on a Monday.” It’s a direct quote from a pastor at the  Church Answers ’ …

Charles Speight was born in Unadilla on April 2, 1922. He seems much younger than the 96th birthday he is about to celebrate. I asked him the secret to longevity, to which he replied, “Not …

Former Georgia Governor Zell Miller passed away on Friday, March 23 at age 86 following a battle with Parkinson’s disease. It sounds strange in the current political climate, but Miller was an …

The Senate Judiciary Committee votes to pass their version of the Hidden Predator Act. MIKE GRIFFIN/Special For over a month the Georgia Senate has had control of the progress of the Hidden Predator …

At the 1918 SBC annual meeting, the convention's Constitution was amended to permit women to serve as messengers for the first time since 1885. SBHLA/Special By David Roach EDITOR'S NOTE: March is …

With the exception of David and Goliath, battles are never won by an army of one. That’s why Georgia Baptist Mission Board Executive Director J. Robert White is calling on ministry leaders …

Are Christians going to be judged by God, and if so why? In I Corinthians 5:1-10 the Apostle Paul writes about “our future after death” when “we must all appear before the tribunal of …

Georgia Baptist Convention President Mike Stone, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Blackshear, announces that the following persons will serve on the 2018 Committee on Nominations: (Chairman) John Darsey, …

WASHINGTON — On March 20 Dr. Michael Lewis, pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta , opened the U.S. House of Representatives in prayer. The invitation for Lewis to pray was extended …

While pastors hold a view that diversity in churches must be worked toward, that perspective isn't matched by those in the pews, according to a recent LifeWay Research study. GETTY IMAGES By Bob …

DULUTH — Georgia Baptist churches looking to protect their religious liberty while navigating murky cultural waters have an opportunity to do so at a discount.   Through a new …

(Whoever made this meme, thank you. I'd give credit if I knew who you were.) Jacksonville State University means a lot to me. For most of the 90s, it was my home. In my current circle of friends and …

1. We must not be ashamed of the Gospel. No matter when, no matter where, it seems that Billy Graham was always quick to speak about the hope we have in Jesus. Graham not only stood in …

College can be stressful, but faith-based groups like BCM take the edge off of a hard week and build fellowship. The BCM at Georgia College and State University/Georgia Military College in …

The Polk-Haralson Baptist Association sign suffered extensive damage, but all told Georiga Baptist churches escaped relatively unscathed from Monday night's storms. JOHN MCBRIDE/Special This story …

Randy and Kathy Arnett celebrate the 50th anniversary of Baptist work in Cote d'Ivoire in August 2016, walking about two miles to a seminary alongside fellow Christians. The Arnetts, who died March …

The origin of April Fools’ Day is not easy to pinpoint. Some trace it all the way back to Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales in 1392. Others contend that it dates back to the late 1500s …

Few moments are freighted with as much possibility and risk as the moment of personal invitation. Think about it. A guy decides to personally invite the girl he recently met to get a cup of …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) — If the average pastor has anything to do with it, church guests can expect multiple greetings and may even leave with a gift, a new study released March 14 shows. A …

Judges 6:11-16, 22-24 Jon Reed, evangelist Gideon’s name in the Hebrew can be translated “tree feller, destroyer, and/or warrior.” He is the son of Joash the Abiezrite, who is from …

The expansion of gambling in the state of Georgia through Internet Sports Gambling continues under the Gold Dome! The Fantasy Contests Act, sponsored by State Representative Trey Kelley (R - …