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For reasons beyond the scope of this post, my younger self went many years without reading anything not at least indirectly related to pastoral ministry or my Christian growth. Commentaries, works of theology, homiletics, and church leadership comprised the bulk of my reading. Biographies had to be missionary biographies…unless they were biographies of Christian athletes. 

WESTERN UKRAINE (BP) -- Ukraine’s western region bore the brunt July 9 of Russia’s largest air strike to date in its invasion of Ukraine, with children among the most vulnerable victims of the lingering war.

Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). When Jesus described Himself as the gate of salvation, He communicated this reality with a powerful symbol. Jesus underscored, “If anyone enters by me, he will be saved.” Clearly, Jesus wanted us to know He is the only way of salvation.

WACO, Texas (BP) – Baylor University’s president announced in a letter Wednesday (July 9) that the school has rescinded a grant toward the study of “disenfranchisement and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women” in churches. 

Lifeway program connects churches with free training in abuse prevention, response By Aaron Earls/Lifeway BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Many churches have begun using background checks to help prevent abuse, but fewer are trained in reporting potential abuse. Lifeway Christian Resources and Clear Investigative Advantage (CIA) hope to help congregations do both. According to the 2023 Annual […]

SHAWNEE, Okla. – Benjamin Myers’ 2019 sonnet cycle Black Sunday has been named one of the “Five Best: Stories of the Dust Bowl” by The Wall Street Journal, earning recognition alongside John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.”

KERRVILLE, Texas – A lost kitten proved one thing too many for a Kerrville area homeowner with whom Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief chaplain Debby Nichols spoke in the days following the July 4 flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

MUSTANG, Okla. (BP) – It was a Sunday, and Jason Doran really wanted to talk to his son.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) – Patrice Baker walked into the dealership and announced her budget for a car – “free.”