FIRST-PERSON: Let’s charge ahead with confidence
As a former athlete and coach, I have competed in games that demanded a strategic plan to win. At times, this required multiple options – a Plan A and a Plan B – while at other times we needed to be committed to a singular strategy to bring us victory. When it comes to fulfilling […]
Colorado association raises up leaders through ‘Acts 13 Experience’
PUEBLO, Colo. (BP) – In his work with churches in the Royal Gorge Baptist Association (Colo.), Nate Templin noticed a pattern – most of the pastors of those churches had moved to Colorado from the Southeast.
Thomas Nelson VP talks new book on hope, Christian devotional living
NASHVILLE (BP) – Jack Countryman, vice president and publisher emeritus at Thomas Nelson, hopes his new devotional book will inspire Christians to find their hope in Jesus, but also to develop better devotional habits in their lives.
FIRST-PERSON: Fatigue can be fatal
AMARILLO, Texas (BP) – Leadership is a high-stress calling. There are no two ways about it. Pastors have all the stresses of any leader with the added weight of spiritual burdens.
Tara-Leigh Cobble spreads joy in popular daily Bible-reading podcast
DALLAS (BP) – On any of Tara-Leigh Cobble’s Bible Recap podcasts, she’s mere minutes away from pointing out the joy found in holy Scripture.
Google search for hope leads to faith in Jesus
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – The turbulence of the past few years has left many young adults feeling lost and searching for answers to spiritual questions. That description fit Kenneth Durlin, a young man recently baptized through the Kairos ministry at Brentwood Baptist Church.
SBC DIGEST: March for Life announces speakers; Biblical exposition workshop
March for Life announces speaker lineup; Biblical exposition workshop scheduled.
Moody Publishers launches new online resource ‘BibleToLife’
CHICAGO, Ill. (BP) – Moody Publishers has launched a new digital resource designed to support and expand on their print publishing resources called Bibletolife.com. The website contains hundreds of pages and articles aimed at reaching those searching for spiritual answers online.
FIRST-PERSON: A nourishing faith
EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) -- The Master Gardener – our Heavenly Father – is also the Divine Nutritionist. Having made us with a biological need for certain vitamins and minerals, He designed odd-looking, sweet-tasting, orange-colored tubes with the very nutrients we require to maintain our health. To make use of the nutrients it needs to be dug up and squeezed.
FIRST-PERSON: 9 barriers to conflict resolution
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP) – Because we are all real people with real problems, living in a world that is deeply and desperately scarred by sin, conflict is a normal part of the human experience.