I had wanted to raise my hands in church for years. God has been so good to me; He certainly deserved it. When I read the verses about raising my hands, or sang songs that mentioned it, I felt convicted. I raised my hands at home and in the car, yet at church, my hands remained at my sides.

Lottie is our 9-year-old youngest granddaughter. Wayne usually takes her to school every morning. Let's just say she is normally not "thrilled" about the idea of getting ready for school.

Leaders in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention have denounced the disruption of a “peaceful worship service” at Cities Church in St. Paul on Sunday, Jan. 18.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. — Beginning with the Spring 2026 semester, Brewton-Parker Christian University’s education programs will be unified under the newly established school of education. The transition positions the university to support continued growth in enrollment and programs while maintaining academic rigor and classroom-ready preparation.

KADUNA STATE, Nigeria (BP) – Nearly 175 worshippers were abducted Sunday, Jan. 18, from three churches in Kaduna State in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, Christian advocacy groups reported, after at least 35 were killed in separate attacks on villages in the Middle Belt and eastern Nigeria.

When Jonathan and Sarah Alexander met in Central Asia in the early 1990s, most of the countries in the region were a part of the Soviet Union. There were only a handful of Christians, and no churches among the people group the Alexanders were working with. In 30-plus years, the existing believers in the country grew to tens of thousands of Christians and hundreds of churches. 

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University is excited to invite homeschool juniors and seniors to celebrate their academic journey with an unforgettable day and evening, culminating in a prom designed specifically for homeschool students. The event will take place on Saturday, April 18, on TMU’s scenic campus in Cleveland.

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Even before its formal dedication, a newly installed ultrasound machine at a local pregnancy resource center was already fulfilling its purpose.

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University will host a celebratory dinner on Saturday, March 14, 2026, to honor the achievements of the Hans Hut School of Business. The dinner benefits the TMU Standing on Truth Fund, providing significant financial support for the ever-growing School of Business, which represents nearly one-third of all undergraduate students.

ST. PAUL, Minn., (BP) – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has spoken to a Minnesota pastor following a disruption by protestors during Cities Church’s morning worship service on Sunday, Jan. 18.

Can you imagine how much better the world would be if everyone told the truth? Early in life, children begin to practice dishonesty to either avoid punishment or to embellish. This problem is not only reserved for children in our society, but applies to us all.

This passage follows Matthew’s autobiographical telling of his calling to be one of Jesus’ disciples. Matthew served the Romans as a tax collector. Tax collectors were considered the lowest of the low among the Jews.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (BP) – An anti-ICE protest disrupted the morning worship service at Cities Church Sunday morning, Jan. 18. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon livestreamed a portion of the event from inside the church building on YouTube.

Miss Mya was the first person in her village who ever talked to God.  She was just 12 years old when International Mission Board missionaries Edward and Terri Janklow walked into her village nearly 20 years ago. She had never heard the name of Jesus and didn’t know anybody else who had heard His name either.  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Midwestern Seminary is celebrating a significant milestone for its For the Church Institute platform, which has now surpassed 15,000 subscribers worldwide. Launched in the summer of 2020, For the Church Institute exists to support biblical training within local churches by providing free, video-based curriculum taught by Midwestern Seminary faculty.

FORT WORTH, Texas — As the next step in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s long-term strategy to evaluate its property usage in keeping with its student-focused core value and to prioritize seminary resources, the seminary announced today that Student Village Apartments and Townhomes have been sold to Bellrock Real Estate Partners, a Fort Worth-based company.

WASHINGTON (BP) – U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, both Southern Baptists, joined others at a press conference Thursday, Jan. 14, urging federal authorities to block interstate abortion pill prescriptions.

BRUNSWICK, Ohio – Buck Wilford grew up in an Assembly of God church and accepted Christ at age 14. Soon, he sensed a call to ministry. But it would be almost 25 years before he pastored a church, and he would travel the world in the meantime. He would say it was all part of God’s plan.

WASHINGTON (LBM) – Will McRaney, whose lawsuit claims the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention interfered to cause his 2015 firing as executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware and to prevent him from being hired by other ministries, has filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court asking them to overturn a 2-1 decision against his case by a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

In Psalm 23:6, David wrote, “Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life…” (NIV). There are many translations and interpretations of what he meant by his words.

Have you ever heard someone give a really good devotion and you thought to yourself, "Wow that was a good Word?" You might have even commented on how you thought it was exceptionally thought-provoking.

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University is calling on alumni, friends, and supporters to act now as the Colby Tilley Court Campaign enters the final weeks leading up to the Colby Tilley Celebration Dinner on Feb. 13, 2026.

RICHMOND HILL, Ga. — More than 350 Georgia Baptist pastors and church members gathered Tuesday and Wednesday for the first round of Engage 6 evangelism sessions across the state. The events are part of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s evangelism emphasis to reach the more than 7 million lost people in the state. Featured speakers will address topics such as reaching every home in your mission field, evangelistic events, and more.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Southern Baptist churches saw a slower rate of closures in 2024 than in recent years, according to Lifeway Research, even as the denomination continues to experience an overall decline in the number of congregations.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has announced the organization’s policy priorities for the upcoming year through the entity’s annual federal public policy agenda, released Monday, Jan. 12.