A conversation with Evangelist Jon Reed is always good for an idea about an editorial. He recently told me he was going to write a book on “discipling goats.” He was referring to the difficulty …

In 1971, under the ministry of then-Pastor Furman Lewis, the congregation moved across Highway 197 to property it owned to construct the current sanctuary. Four other expansion projects followed …

By Paul Baxter Stephen Hawking followed in the oversized footsteps of Sir Isaac Newton (holding for three decades “Newton’s Chair” at Cambridge University deemed “perhaps the most prestigious …

By Gerald Harris GAINESVILLE – During November and December there are countless noble and worthwhile ministries and charities that make an appeal for donations to support their work. Southern …

By Gerald Harris HIGH FALLS – Earlier this month Glenn Canup was called as pastor of First Baptist Church of High Falls. Prior to his call to the High Falls church, Canup was serving as executive …

NASHVILLE (BP) —  The back brace I wore much of this summer is now collecting dust in the garage. That chair I had to sit on for weeks in the shower is somewhere in a garbage dump. And my …

On June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision that same-sex couples are guaranteed the right to marry by both the Due Process Clause and …

American missionary John Allen Chau apparently was killed this month by the Indian people group he sought to reach with the gospel. Screen capture from CNN. By David Roach ANDAMAN ISLANDS, India (BP) …

By Tony Perkins Tony Perkins If you think the malls are busy at Christmas, you should see the attorneys! From mangers to pageants, the secular crowd is already gearing up for another flurry of …

When Democratic Congressman Chuck Schumer introduced the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in 1993, it’s highly doubtful he could imagine the shock of someone today reading the first …

Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Senior Pastor Bryant Wright, joined by his wife Anne, talks about the journey that led to his announcing Sunday, Nov. 25 of the beginning of the search process for his …

Isaiah 7:10-14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5 Jim Duggan, Pastor Bellevue Baptist Church, Macon In a sense, God introduced the idea of Christmas in the Garden of Eden. In pronouncing the punishments …

Georgia Baptist Convention President Mike Stone preaches at the Monday evening session in this file photo, filling in for Arkansas evangelist David Miller. This story focusses on Stone's Tuesday …

From time to time The Christian Index gets some gracious communications for which we are eternally grateful. Last week we received an email from a dear friend and supporter of our publication. His …

Farley returned to UGA in time to participate in the group's BCM winning the Confluence Cup for the first time this Fall. The competitive event included a 3K race, backpacks collection, school …

Mason Welch has more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving that she has fingers to count her blessings on, she says. JOE WESTBURY/Index This is the final installment in a …

I really appreciate people who live in the atmosphere of thanksgiving and are quick to express gratitude for not only the slightest benefit or blessing, but for every circumstance in life. …

Ronnie and Jennifer Welch could not image where the leaks were suddenly coming from through their ceilings. Then the storm peeled off sections of the room exposing them to the nighttime fury of the …

By Autumn Wall INDIANAPOLIS (BP) — Thanksgiving is a great time to remind our hearts of the importance of expressing our gratefulness to God and to each other. As 1 Thessalonians 5:18 tells us, …

Carlos Aguilar and his wife, Nell, were unable to flee the storm due to her being bed-ridden. He stands next the roots of the massive tree which narrowly missed them when it crashed into their home. …

Today there are many in our nation who are embracing the concept of globalism and denigrating the concept of nationalism. Although we seem to be struggling to maintain our distinctiveness as a …

Paul Chitwood and his wife, Michelle, talk with Jonathan and Rebecca McNiel, sent by Pleasant View Baptist Church in Waynesburg, Ky. The couple will serve in Poland. CHRIS CARTER/IMB RICHMOND, Va. …

Psalm 138:1-8 VICTOR S. LYONS, PASTOR SECOND MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, PERRY Why are you thankful to God this year? A third of the psalms, the hymns in the Hebrew hymnbook, are …

Jackie Frith surveys some of the hundreds of century-old pecan trees he lost overnight in the eye of the hurricane. The trees, if replanted, will take at least a decade to produce their first crop. …

Keith Bowen, a deacon at Rocky Ridge Baptist Church outside of Donalsonville, wonders if his cotton will survive harvesting this year. The cotton was waist high the afternoon of the storm; by morning …