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ATLANTA — The inspiration service that opened the Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting on Sunday at First Baptist Atlanta also became a sending service, as state leaders brought a group of new church planters to the platform and asked Georgia Baptists to pray for them, support them, and see them as “answers to prayer” for the state’s growing mission field.
ATLANTA — A panel of Georgia pastors addressed the opening inspiration service of the Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program. They also urged churches to keep their commitment to missions through the Southern Baptist shared funding channel.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,700 flights on Sunday as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air traffic across the nation would “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingered into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday confirmed it had received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in the Gaza Strip in 2014, closing a painful chapter for the country.
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure successful bets.
BERLIN (AP) — Big drops, third down deficiencies, and four straight losses. The Atlanta Falcons have plenty to think about on their plane ride home from Berlin, Germany, after a 31-25 overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
