Missions study takes children on imaginary ferryboat ride
IRVING, Texas (BP)--Children took a ferryboat ride from Texas to Turkey on a recent Saturday morning as they experienced a participatory missions study.
Pettit: Husband-wife differences is God’s call to ‘love like I love’
GALVESTON, Texas (BP)–“Warning: Any attempts to make your marriage work apart from God are dangerous to your health.” That’s the warning label Steve Pettit, a counselor with One on One Ministries, Gainesville, Fla., said should come with marriage. “I’ve got the root of marital discontent figured out: Men marry women,” Pettit told more than 300 […]
Wedgwood shooting brings back deep hurt at Daingerfield church
DANGERFIELD, Texas (BP)–The tragic shooting that left eight dead and seven wounded at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, last week plowed through almost 20 years of time to unearth a deep, abiding hurt that had been buried just below the surface of the lives of many of the members of First Baptist Church […]
80-year-old’s conversion reflects these country churches’ renew
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas (BP)–Some seeds take longer than others to sprout. Avon Friddle was given a “Soul Winner’s New Testament” by a pastor who came to his door to visit 27 years ago. Friddle said he picked up the book from time to time but never took a lot of interest in it. But he […]
Town’s churches greet collegians with home-cooked meals & gospel
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (BP)–Baptists abound everywhere at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas — even the local student bar. They’re not drinking alcohol; they’re dispensing living water and the bread of life. Local churches provided a free lunch every Wednesday during the first month of school, and students flocked to the food. “This is not sandwiches, […]
