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'the Harvest ... His Plan, Our Passion? is the theme for this year's 'soul-winning commitment day? scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7, throughout the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Parents and churches together can help their teenagers decide to stay in church as young adults, new research from LifeWay Christian Resources indicates.... Continue Reading »

The subtle or blatant presence of idolatry and debauchery abounds in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Yet, a beacon of hope is nestled snugly just off Bourbon Street ? Vieux Carre Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

I don't think there's a Baptist alive who hasn't heard Hebrews 13:5: ?? I will never leave you or forsake you.? But that's actually only the last eight words of that verse. How many of us know the entire... Continue Reading »

Main Street in Sturgis, S.D., the first week of August each year becomes a sea of motorcycles parked row upon row, block upon block, restrained only by sidewalks lined with vendor booths selling everything from T-shirts to tattoos, and... Continue Reading »

Sherzod Odilov, an exchange student from Uzbekistan, did not anticipate the high price he would pay for his decision to follow Christ, but knowing the price Christ paid for him, he stands firm.... Continue Reading »

Hours from any city, traveling on roads he could only describe as ?horrible,? Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page recently saw firsthand how Southern Baptist representatives are partnering to provide clean drinking water to a highly remote, nomadic people... Continue Reading »

As Hindu neighbors outside celebrated the birthday of the Hindu god Ram with haphazard gunshots into the air and a show of swordplay in the streets, joyful greetings of ?Jai Masih? ? ?victory to the Messiah? ? rang out... Continue Reading »

Matt Overton, a high school senior from Gallatin, Tenn., prepared for a summer afternoon of extreme sports at Centrifuge camp in Ridgecrest, N.C. As he checked out the location of his next sports gig, someone yelled his name from... Continue Reading »

Would you jump rope for a goat? How about airlift a donation in a goat's honor? If you answered ?yes,? you?re not alone. Recently, Project MOST, an initiative of WMU's International Initiatives ministry, struck a chord with WMU children's... Continue Reading »

The Thursday commitment service at the Henderson, Ky., World Changers turned into something very special last summer. It happened when staffer Sammy Jo Turner issued a challenge for students to be involved in vocational missions.... Continue Reading »

An upstate foundation led by a former Lexington pastor has pledged $1 million toward LifeWay Christian Resources" new $29 million philanthropic campaign, "A Defining Moment."... Continue Reading »