Thoughts — Making A Difference

July 28, 2016

Life was spiraling downward for Doris; her depression so deep she felt hopeless. Life wasn’t worth living. Late in the night she sat alone reading

Thoughts — How Baptists Expand Their Ministries

July 21, 2016

By Editor Bob Terry Hattie Barnes is not a name known by many Baptists today. In 1909 she and her husband served Pratt City Baptist

Thoughts — Changing the Trends in Baptism

July 14, 2016

By Editor Bob Terry Baptisms are important to Baptists. In fact one researcher said baptisms are so important to Baptists that we named our denomination

Thoughts — Shepherd or Sheepdog?

June 30, 2016

The imagery of the title is so graphic I wish I had thought of it. Instead the question comes from “Hearing God,” a book by

Singer Jason Gray shares grief in wake of divorce

June 23, 2016

Nobody really ever goes into marriage thinking that it will end, said contemporary Christian musician Jason Gray. “You enter marriage with hope and belief and

Persecuted Church needs Westerners’ prayers, Ripken says

June 23, 2016

According to Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) immediate past president Ronnie Floyd, “More Christians around the world are being persecuted and killed for their faith than