The Book of Numbers presents three primary scenes, and geographic locations identify each

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — What some might call an “invasion,” Lakeside Baptist Church Pastor Tim Oliver sees as a blessing. Every Monday, Oliver and his wife, Peggy, open their home to students from nearby Georgia College and State University, offering a meal and a Bible study.

MARIETTA, Ga. — Dr. Nelson Lynn Price, age 94, went home to be with the Lord on August 30, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, whom he affectionately always called “Miss Trudy.”

RENO, Nev. (BP) – Danny started betting on high school sports at age 12. He was good at it, so by 14 he had $80,000 in a bank account and a fake ID he used for gambling. That’s when his parents took him to see the family’s pastor, Joe Taylor at South Reno Baptist Church in Reno, Nev.

WASHINGTON (BP) – California Christian baker Cathy Miller is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm her right to refuse to bake wedding cakes celebrating unions that violate the biblical definition of marriage.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Baptists are being invited to take part in a new prayer movement that leaders believe could spark a wave of gospel impact across the state in 2026.

NEW ORLEANS — As with any major storm, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief crews staged personnel and equipment in several inland cities in August 2005 as Hurricane Katrina prepared to make landfall. Little did they know, those volunteers were in the vanguard of one of SBDR’s defining, historic responses.

Friendly banter came before the final decision on who would carry which flag. Several of the new missionaries wanted to hold Mexico’s flag, of course. In the end, Roselia processed in carrying the flag of her home country and the home of seven of the 10 new Latin American global missionary partners, soon to join International Mission Board teams.  

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board extended its Pastoral Wellness ministry beyond state lines this month, sponsoring The Battle Belongs to the Lord Ministry Couples Retreat in partnership with the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey. Nearly 30 ministry couples gathered Aug. 18–20 against the historic backdrop of Gettysburg, Pa., for three days of renewal, encouragement, and fellowship.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — In the midst of a life-or-death situation, Pastor Rick Lauterbach experienced both the providence as well as the goodness of God.

ONTARIO, Calif. — Shawn Wilhite, associate professor of New Testament at California Baptist University, has joined Gateway’s doctoral program as affiliate faculty in Early Christianity and Patristic Theology. 

Last Sunday, we made soup in Sunday School accidentally. It was supposed to be slime but was a major fail. Over the years, we’ve made our fair share of slime, so we used the same brand-name ingredients, same amounts

We are at the beach this week with friends. We wanted to go and watch the Blue Angels practice session. We were told it would get very crowded, so we needed to leave quite early as there was usually a line to get through security on the Naval Base. They also only allow a certain number of people to come in and see the show. According to the information online, the show started at 10:30.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Midwestern Seminary inaugurated a new academic year during Fall Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 26, with a sermon from President Jason Allen. In addition to Allen’s message, the school welcomed three newly elected faculty members and recognized six new members of the Board of Trustees.

FORT WORTH, Texas — For the past 65 years of its 117-year history, the presidents of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have pronounced new students as “Southwesterners” during the Convocation service beginning each academic year, starting under the fifth president, Robert E. Naylor.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Fall 2025 convocation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College marked the beginning of a new academic term, celebrating the new while grounding all the work of the seminary and college in the unchanging Christian faith.

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — Pastor George Ross is a legend in Whitfield and Murray Counties in North Georgia. For three decades, he was pastor of Center Point Baptist Church in Dalton and currently serves on the staff of Chatsworth’s First Baptist Church in pastoral care.

FORT WORTH, Texas — In preparation for the new semester, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Human Resources department partnered with emergency responders to help train and certify Southwestern faculty and staff in CPR and other means of emergency assistance.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. — Brewton-Parker Christian University marked a milestone in its 121-year history with a day-long celebration on Saturday, Aug. 23, titled “Celebrate the U,” commemorating its transition from college to university status.

HODGENVILLE, Ky. (KT) - Many lives have changed since Jody Perry expanded the gospel outreach program in Larue County Detention Center.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Tuesday, Aug. 19, Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College welcomed faculty and staff to an all-employee meeting marking the beginning of the 2025-2026 academic year. Held on campus, the gathering served as a moment of reflection and encouragement led by President Jason K. Allen.

R. Keith Parks, missions leader who played a key role in opening Southern Baptists’ eyes to the millions of unreached peoples worldwide, died Aug. 26, 2025. He was 97. 

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — In his first trustee meeting as the interim president of Lifeway Christian Resources, Joe Walker made clear the next leader would be taking over a strong organization.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The years-long efforts of New Jersey’s attorney general to force crisis pregnancy centers to provide internal documents as well as donors’ personal information are unconstitutional and the latest case of pro-life groups being persecuted for their beliefs, said attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom on Aug. 22. 

Healthcare missions provide access to millions of people who’ve never heard of the Great Physician. The world’s greatest problem is lostness, and healthcare professionals play a crucial role in prescribing treatment for both physical and spiritual needs.