The Baptist Courier

This lesson is about joining God in His concern for the moral and spiritual condition of people. People who reject God and live sinful lives deceive themselves by thinking there will be no consequences. The people of Judah knew... Continue Reading »

Micah, of the tribe of Ephraim, confessed to his mother that he had stolen 1,100 pieces of silver from her, and he gave it back because he heard her utter a curse against whoever took it. He was afraid... Continue Reading »

The report from former FBI director Louis Freeh regarding the Penn State scandal is both shocking and sickening. Our hearts break for the victims and our anger burns against those who knowingly put children in the path of devastating... Continue Reading »

There"s no separation of church and state. This is seen as a blessing by some and as a curse by others, Baker said.

She chooses to see it as a blessing.... Continue Reading »

In the middle of ongoing cultural convulsions over the definition of marriage, I have found one question increasingly on the minds of many people: "Didn"t God in the Old Testament allow for polygamy?... Continue Reading »

What if, instead of just streaming the pastor across town, you were streaming the whole congregation? You could turn your head to the right, change a filter in your glasses, and be talking to someone a state away --... Continue Reading »

The Democratic Party"s new platform is set to include a plank endorsing the legalization of gay marriage, marking the first time that either major party has taken such a position, several media outlets reported Monday (July 30).... Continue Reading »

Doug Shaw, who has served in Poland and London with his wife Marcy, is the Olympics volunteer coordinator for Southern Baptists.... Continue Reading »

A family-owned restaurant in Pennsylvania is under a state discrimination investigation for offering a 10 percent discount for diners who present a church bulletin on Sundays.... Continue Reading »

Conflict in a family often brings about broken relationships, greed, jealousy, selfishness, and other heartaches. Gideon, now called Jerubbaal, had a very large family. A conflict arose from the selfishness and greed of Abimelech, his son by a slave... Continue Reading »

The shelter that Thomas Road Baptist Church opened after crippling straight-line winds tore across the region June 29 became a place of spiritual refuge for some 70 people on July 4.... Continue Reading »

The 40/40 Prayer Vigil is an initiative of the North American Mission Board and Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission to encourage Southern Baptists and other evangelicals to pray for 40 days from Sept. 26 to Nov. 4.... Continue Reading »