Is There More I Could Have Done? Reflections on a Painful Loss
by Dave Miller I got a call today, one I would have never expected. My good friend, a pastor in my state and someone I’d spent a lot of time with, one of the nicest men you could ever possibly meet, decided to end his own life. I was reluctant to say anything on this...
Biblical Perspectives of estate planning
At some level most of us understand that God owns it all… He has an irrevocable claim not just on the “stuff” of our lives, but upon us as well. One day we will return to live eternally with Him, and the things He has made us steward of will then be stewarded by...
Guest Editorial: Discipleship Begins at Home
by Gene Stockton Has anyone ever told you or a family member that they’re being outsourced? Obviously, our American corporate culture is heavily dependent on outsourcing. Outsourcing means contracting portions of a company’s operations to other businesses. For...
Wisconsin Church Plant Prepares Young Couple For International Service
By Tobin Perry MADISON, Wis. – Richard and Lauren Sawyer* had much in common with next-door neighbors Aaron and Tia Jozwiak. The young couples were preparing for a lifetime of ministry by attending Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Both reached...
Cooperative Program giving falls below budget
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Year-to-date Southern Baptist Convention Cooperative Program contributions to the SBC Executive Committee are 3.44 percent below the year-to-date CP budget goal, and 2.72 percent below contributions received during the same time frame last year, SBC...
A Simple Conversation With Eternal Impact
By Larry Robertson, TBC president & pastor in Clarksville Tennesee The only difference between “what’s the point” and “that’s the point” is a single letter. We should not, therefore, overlook the importance of seemingly insignificant events or encounters. We may...
Winter Olympics: Baptists trek to Sochi to share their faith
by Evelyn Adamson SOCHI, Russia (BP) -- Amid tight security, the 2014 Winter Olympics commenced with impressive opening ceremonies, while Baptist volunteers from across the United States arrived to be part of the international festivities. Inside Sochi's "ring of...
Guest Editorial: The New Buzz On Cooperation
by Nate Adams, Executive Director of the Illinois Baptist State Association Bees are far more important than most of us realize. Known as models of cooperation and hard work, these buzzy, busybodies are the major pollinators in any ecosystem that contains flowering...
Freedom in Forgiveness
By Amalie Parmerlee, The Salt Company Women’s Ministry Leader, Ames Angie’s* parents divorced when she was really young, and since the divorce she has had three step-dads. However, her biological father had partial custody of her while she was growing up. Since she...
The Salt Company Ames Sending 66 Students Overseas
By Meghan Hoppenworth, TSC Global Coordinator, Ames After conducting over one hundred interviews, hours of discussion and decision-making, and finalizing numbers, locations, and teams; Salt Company will be sending 66 students on 16 teams to 10 countries in the summer...
