Matthew 1:18-25 Jim Duggan, Pastor Bellevue Baptist Church, Macon Often God’s greatest work is found in what appears to be the interruptions of our lives. The announcement to Joseph …

ATLANTA – Every Monday morning I get a report from Wallet Hub with some interesting list attached to the email. This past year the list has included the most charitable cities in America, the best …

Pastor Neal Hager, holding balloon, was honored last spring for his 30 years of service at Southside Baptist Church in Camilla. Hager's experience, he says, has shown him the importance of a church …

A conversation with Evangelist Jon Reed is always good for an idea about an editorial. He recently told me he was going to write a book on “discipling goats.” He was referring to the difficulty …

In 1971, under the ministry of then-Pastor Furman Lewis, the congregation moved across Highway 197 to property it owned to construct the current sanctuary. Four other expansion projects followed …

By Paul Baxter Stephen Hawking followed in the oversized footsteps of Sir Isaac Newton (holding for three decades “Newton’s Chair” at Cambridge University deemed “perhaps the most prestigious …

By Gerald Harris GAINESVILLE – During November and December there are countless noble and worthwhile ministries and charities that make an appeal for donations to support their work. Southern …

By Gerald Harris HIGH FALLS – Earlier this month Glenn Canup was called as pastor of First Baptist Church of High Falls. Prior to his call to the High Falls church, Canup was serving as executive …

On June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision that same-sex couples are guaranteed the right to marry by both the Due Process Clause and …

When Democratic Congressman Chuck Schumer introduced the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in 1993, it’s highly doubtful he could imagine the shock of someone today reading the first …

Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Senior Pastor Bryant Wright, joined by his wife Anne, talks about the journey that led to his announcing Sunday, Nov. 25 of the beginning of the search process for his …

Isaiah 7:10-14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5 Jim Duggan, Pastor Bellevue Baptist Church, Macon In a sense, God introduced the idea of Christmas in the Garden of Eden. In pronouncing the punishments …

Georgia Baptist Convention President Mike Stone preaches at the Monday evening session in this file photo, filling in for Arkansas evangelist David Miller. This story focusses on Stone's Tuesday …

Farley returned to UGA in time to participate in the group's BCM winning the Confluence Cup for the first time this Fall. The competitive event included a 3K race, backpacks collection, school …

Paul Chitwood and his wife, Michelle, talk with Jonathan and Rebecca McNiel, sent by Pleasant View Baptist Church in Waynesburg, Ky. The couple will serve in Poland. CHRIS CARTER/IMB RICHMOND, Va. …

Psalm 138:1-8 VICTOR S. LYONS, PASTOR SECOND MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, PERRY Why are you thankful to God this year? A third of the psalms, the hymns in the Hebrew hymnbook, are …

Note: This story has been updated to include a report on adopted resolutions. WARNER ROBINS — Speakers urged Georgia Baptists to redouble their efforts in sharing the gospel with young people and …

2019 SBC Annual Meeting theme announced by Greear BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – The supremacy of the gospel will motivate Southern Baptist Convention President J. D. Greear as he leads Baptists to …

Left to right: Steve Parr, Jenni Carter, Jason Britt, Jarrod Thompson, and Ricky Smith discuss strategies churches can establish in reaching the younger generation. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index WARNER ROBINS …

Mary Cox stands with 2018 officers, Laura Foster, Heather Neville, and Harriett Dollar. MYRIAH SNYDER/Index WARNER ROBINS — The 2018 recipient for the Trudy Price Award, recognized at the 2018 …

WARNER ROBINS — Barry Snapp, president of the GBC preaching conference, welcomed a large number of worshippers to rain-soaked Warner Robins on Monday afternoon and acknowledged that the men he …

Tony Branham, campus minster at the Armstrong campus of Georgia Southern University, loads another box of backpacks into one of two semi trailers at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins. JOE …

Following the news of Amazon choosing two of three states that have religious liberty laws on the books for its next expansion, religious liberty advocates challenged the argument on such legislation …

With President Robby Foster, pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta, center, stand newly-elected vice presidents, left to right: Al Wright, pastor of First Baptist Waynesboro; Jack Lee, …

Executive Committee member Michael Wilkes, pastor of Center Baptist Church near Helen, gives the devotion prior to the meeting. SCOTT BARKLEY/Index WARNER ROBINS — Georgia Baptist Convention …