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As SNAP Benefits at Risk, Food Pantries Prepare

The uptick in those visiting The Good Samaritan Ministry began weeks ago, Wilma Erickson noticed. “It’s really almost doubled,” Erickson told Baptist Press Oct. 30. “On Tuesday, we had 50 families over four hours, and it wiped us out... Continue Reading »

Send Relief Teams to Be in Jamaica No Later Than This Weekend

Send Relief assessment teams are preparing to go into Jamaica and other affected areas from Hurricane Melissa no later than this weekend, said Jason Cox, the organization’s vice president for International Ministry. “We began communicating with our partners in... Continue Reading »

Associational Missions Day of Prayer Oct. 19

On Oct. 19, Southern Baptists are called to pray for and recognize the cooperative ministry relationships that predate the SBC itself by 138 years. Five churches from Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware formed the Philadelphia Baptist Association in... Continue Reading »

Scripture Engagement Leads to Strong Sense of Identity, Study Finds

A sense of identity can affect areas of life such as stress, loneliness and spiritual vitality, according to a State of the Bible report released recently through the American Bible Society. The study, conducted in January, surveyed responses from... Continue Reading »

On Winning and What Matters: Scheffler’s Comments Are for Everyone

Success and Scottie Scheffler have become practically synonymous lately. Yet, it’s the world’s top-ranked golfer’s comments on what constitutes true meaning — and more to the point, what doesn’t — that keeps grabbing attention. It comes within an interesting... Continue Reading »

Citing Challenges Overcome 100 Years Ago, Iorg Urges Southern Baptists to Choose Cooperation

In 1925, Southern Baptists faced a “percolating maelstrom of denominational uncertainty,” Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg said in his EC report to messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting June 10. And in a time when solutions were needed,... Continue Reading »

Resolutions Include Moral Clarity, Sports Betting, Banning Pornography

A collective resolution on restoring moral clarity regarding gender, marriage and the family arguably covered the most ground on Southern Baptist concerns, but messengers also approved measures aimed at pornography, chemical abortion pills, international religious freedom, and the growing... Continue Reading »

Horton, Wright, Traylor to Serve on Pastors’ Conference Study Committee

SBC Pastors’ Conference President D.J. Horton will occupy a spot on a special committee alongside former Send Relief President Bryant Wright and Ted Traylor, longtime pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., to study the future of the... Continue Reading »

Astronaut and Elder: Wilmore Returns Home

Barry Wilmore attended his first elders meeting in nearly a year at Providence Baptist Church in Pasadena, Texas, on April 10. His absence was understandable. Wilmore, known by many as “Butch,” had an unexpected extended stay at the International... Continue Reading »

Kickstands Up: Pastor Challenges Church with Bike Ride for Annie Armstrong

Kevin Bounds, of Douglas, Ga., is familiar with the concept that every little bit counts. About five years ago, he stepped on a scale, and a number appeared he wasn’t happy about. Then 38 years old, Bounds was a... Continue Reading »

Flooding in Kentucky, Ohio Prompts Disaster Relief Response

Historic rains have left communities recovering from floodwaters and at least two fatalities following days of torrential rains, Kentucky being among the hardest hit. Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed those fatalities April 7 along with one missing person report. Over... Continue Reading »

Rain helps control South Carolina wildfires

Pastors and other church leaders are breathing a sigh of relief after rains have helped bring the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina’s history under control. The Table Rock Fire was 30 percent contained as of March 31, reported... Continue Reading »