SBC Life Articles in Discipleship

G.K. Chesterton called Charles Dickens the poet of fog. In A Christmas Carol, the fog of London serves as a backdrop from which characters emerge with lamps, light.

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (BP) – The admission would shock many, and even more so coming from a pastor. However, it’s part of Terry Dorsett’s testimony from what he calls “a dark period” in his life that ultimately shows the power of forgiveness as delivered only through Christ.

When the world rocks back and forth from disaster to war to tragedy, people tend to think about the end times, and I am one of them. Christians yearn for Jesus to return and set the world right, bringing deliverance to some and justice[MOU1]  to others.

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP) – A step away from the daily work routine can make all the difference in the world.

“Are you serious?” I nearly shrieked. “Surely there is someone else, someone better.” My mind was blown.

CHARITON, Iowa (BP) — Paul Miller points out that in Scripture, there was the church at Antioch, the church at Jerusalem and the church at Caesarea, among others. They had no particular building, but were made up of believers who studied Scripture, prayed and told others their story of being saved by Jesus.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (BP) – Children begin developing a worldview as early as 15 months old, and parents are doing a poor job of discipling children during formative years, researcher George Barna said in his latest findings.

We live in a fallen world, and it’s never more evident than when we view disasters — both physical and personal.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (BP) – Many of the reported 4,500 who were baptized at Harvest Christian Fellowship’s “Jesus Revolution” baptism July 8 climbed rocky terrain and were subject to state fees to enter Pirate’s Cove Beach.

RENO, Nevada (BP) – Mark Morton was a sergeant with the Reno Police Department when he was called in 2005 out of the congregation to be the pastor of Granite Hills Baptist Church.