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Sorrow, rescue and recovery in five states affected by severe storms

MAYFIELD, Ky. (BP) – Rescue efforts were underway Saturday as first responders, family members and neighbors worked to find missing people in five Mid-South states. The death toll topped more … more
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Baptist Press Comics

Your Daily Joe  is a daily comics feature by Joe McKeever exclusive to Baptist Press.... more
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‘All in His hands’: Motorcycle racing champion relies on the Lord’s plan

First appeared in The  Baptist Paper, July 6, 2023 issue.  Used with Permission. The typical ups and downs of life are heightened when engaging in a high-risk career. For 16-year-old … more
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9 Dynamic Ways to Widen your Church’s Front Door

Would you like to have more newcomers to your church each weekend? Yes, please. As you develop your outreach strategy,  consider including a plan for equipping your church … more
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CDC researcher Susan Hillis on how people of faith can support COVID orphans

(RNS) — Susan Hillis, a member of the COVID-19 International Task Force at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, remembers the phone call she received from a director of a … more
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Francis Chan: What Is the Key to Unity in the Church?

Unity in the church is important. But so is not compromising the truth. Francis Chan wants to know: How do Christians pursue unity without compromising the essential doctrines of Christianity? And … more
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Ukraine relief tops $10 million; five ways Southern Baptists are helping

As stories of tragedy and heartache continue to emerge from the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Send Relief is grateful for the generosity and commitment of Southern Baptists to help Christian brothers … more
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How to spend a day in prayer

The old adage says, “Desperate times call for desperate measures.” Jonathan Edwards evidently believed something similar regarding prayer. For instance, one feature of the 18th … more
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Why Good Sleep Is Essential for Leadership

We leaders need our brains to function at their peak and sleep can help them do that. Sleep. Ahhhhh. Wonderful, restful, sleep. Something we all crave and often don’t get enough of. For … more
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Disaster Relief teams mobilize after fatal tornadoes in Alabama, Georgia

OHATCHEE, Ala. (BP) – Southern Baptist Disaster Relief units from Alabama and Georgia have begun assessing and cleaning up damage left by a series of tornadoes Thursday (March 25) that resulted … more
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Southern Baptists see signs of hope, decline in Annual Church Profile report

Southern Baptist congregations saw a rebound in the number of baptisms and an increase of $304 million in overall giving in 2021, both hopeful signs congregations are recovering from the COVID-19 … more
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Five Steps to Navigating Loss

Life is full of losses. It’s sobering to remember that nothing around us is permanent. Pastor, everyone in our congregations will go through seasons of loss where they lose their finances, … more
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San Diego Southern Baptist Association Celebrates 80th Anniversary of God’s Goodness

It is considered an enormous blessing when the LORD sends rain in a drought-susceptible area of Southern California (SoCal). The winter storm did not hinder… more
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NAAF leaders, seminary presidents hold ‘honest and open conversation’

NASHVILLE (BP) – A multi-ethnic group of Southern Baptist leaders described a meeting Wednesday (Jan. 6) as productive and trust-building, saying although they did not agree on all points, they … more
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California Russian, Ukrainian Southern Baptists pray, grieve, send aid

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP) – Rocked by Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine, Southern Baptist Slavic churches in California confess a love among Russian, Ukrainian and other … more
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Humorist, author advises audiences to find reasons to laugh

Jeanne Robertson insists she’s not a comedian or a motivational speaker, and though she’s “definitely a Christian,” she doesn’t call herself a Christian speaker … more
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‘Help, hope and healing’: Southern Baptist volunteers responding to Kentucky floods

As surveyors continue assessing the damage done by the historic flooding that has deluged eastern Kentucky, Southern Baptists have begun planning their response. Dozens of Southern Baptist … more
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Blackaby invites believers to ‘turn world upside down’ by making disciples

After so many pastors and churches struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic, Richard Blackaby stresses that making disciples is more important than ever. “Pastor, the fact that you preach on … more
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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. The hazards … more
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Church grows through unlikely friendship

KELLY, La. (BP) – J Bear is old and can get stuck in his ways, stubborn even. At any moment he makes a racket for no other reason than to let others know he’s there. Small in stature, a … more
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