FIRST-PERSON: The curious case of Demas | Baptist Press
A little-known biblical character, Demas, prompts Doug Munton to reflect on the temptation to waver between two worlds -- succumbing to the here and now or persevering for the eternal.
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FIRST-PERSON: Without community the mission suffers | Baptist Press
Above American culture's digital obsession, individualism and consumerism, Vance Pitman notes that Scripture holds forth Christian community as an indispensable part of biblical discipleship.
Players & coaches gather for football & the Gospel | Baptist Press
In a "faith and football" outreach, hundreds of young players meet gridiron notables and hear the Gospel.
FIRST-PERSON: Those who don't give up | Baptist Press
Could this be you -- a believer who perseveres? Chuck Lawless lists key characteristics of those who stay the course amid life's challenges and difficulties.
FIRST-PERSON: When we complain | Baptist Press
A complaining spirit "steals our light to the lost world," Melanie Lenow writes, noting that understanding God's call "in our innermost being" can lead to a "healthy growth of renewed purpose."
Parents of Prodigals: Let God Work on Your Anger and Fears
An excerpt from 'Hope for the Prodigal.'
75 Rededicate Lives to Christ After Pastor William Murphy Condemns 'Trap' Culture in Service Inspired by 2 Chainz
Some 75 people rededicated their lives to God on Sunday after popular gospel artist William Murphy, who also leads The Dream Center Church in Decatur, Georgia, preached defiantly against the trap ...
FIRST-PERSON: Bearing with one another | Baptist Press
Laura Thigpen notes a key facet of the Bible's oft-quoted passage on love in 1 Corinthians 13: bearing all things. It can set the course, she writes, for how love "believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Churches Are Really Bad at Talking to Singles - RELEVANT
It’s Sunday morning. The trendy pallet wall backdrop is all set on a stage littered with strategically placed instruments and a podium as church-goers
Eclipse 'buzz' spurs Gospel witness by churches | Baptist Press
When the sun goes dark Aug. 21 during a total solar eclipse, churches from Oregon to South Carolina will use the event as an opportunity to illumine their communities with the Gospel.
