Low-cost, high-value summer mission trip
PLYMOUTH – Leaders of all shapes, sizes, languages, and locations; I have a summer idea that you will love. An international mission trip...
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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | June 2023 | Volume 67, Number 6
Sabrina Patterson
- May 1
- 3 min
Motherhood is a choice
PLYMOUTH – Women enter motherhood in many different ways including fostering, adoption, miscarriage, and spiritual influence. Just...
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Diana Chandler
- May 1
- 3 min
Black pastors forming new state fellowships, pastors’ wives network
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – The National African American Fellowship (NAAF) of the Southern Baptist Convention will announce three new state...
20
Tim Patterson
- May 1
- 3 min
Better together
PLYMOUTH – My good friend and counterpart in Arizona, David Johnson, recently wrote an article and it was published in the Baptist Press....
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Claire Carty
- May 1
- 3 min
Foster parenting; the blessing and the struggle
CANTON – I have always had a heart for two things: God and children. I spent my life loving and serving kids in church, at camps, and...
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- May 1
- 3 min
The calmest person in the room
PLYMOUTH – I recently heard someone say that during a stressful situation, as Jesus followers we should be the calmest person in the...
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Karen Blanchard
- May 1
- 3 min
Spiritual mothers
SHELBY TOWNSHIP – A mother is someone who guides, nurtures, and corrects. A mother loves unconditionally and wants the best for her...
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Amgad Beshai
- May 1
- 3 min
The international mission field next door
DETROIT – What makes America unique is its great ability to unite despite differences. America is considered a melting pot that has the...
34
Alyssa Fleet
- May 1
- 3 min
When Motherhood Overwhelms You
DETROIT – Many days I feel like one of those memes with a crazed-looking woman that says something like “I’m just over here trying to...
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Laura Render
- May 1
- 3 min
God’s mercy never fails
ALTO – It is the first anniversary of losing my mom. With losing her, also came the rapid decline and the eventual loss of my father. I...
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Diana Chandler
- May 1
- 5 min
Personal victory from pornography addiction drives church recovery ministry
LANSING, MI (BP) – Sam Black walked outside his Florida home decades ago and saw his older brother and a friend reading a magazine...
5
Diana Chandler
- May 1
- 3 min
State of the Bible 2023: Scripture engagement still down, but interest up
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Scripture engagement remains down among Americans, but a widespread curiosity gives ground for evangelism, the...
6
Diana Chandler
- May 1
- 3 min
Boston pastor runs personal best on 10th anniversary of marathon bombing
BOSTON (BP) – Had it gone as planned, Josh Wyatt’s wife Becky and their three young children would have been outside Marathon Sports when...
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Diana Chandler
- May 1
- 2 min
Refugee resettlement up in U.S., still below government limit
WASHINGTON (BP) – Refugee resettlement in the U.S., a cause promoted by Southern Baptists and other evangelicals, doubled in March from...
7
Mike Durbin
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Summer outreach opportunities
PLYMOUTH – Vacation Bible School is an incredible outreach opportunity. Why? “If you total it up, VBS results in 15 hours of intense...
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Garth Leno
- Apr 30
- 3 min
You need a friend
WINDSOR, ONTARIO – It was early Thursday morning. We met in the usual breakfast joint where the eggs-and-bacon special was always $2.99....
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Mick Schatz
- Apr 29
- 2 min
The shadow of “what if?”
ROSCOMMON – The great philosopher, Jimmy Buffett, released a song in the late 70’s called Volcano. The hook of the song had these words -...
84
Tim Patterson
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Lasagna life
PLYMOUTH – The longer I live the more I realize that the persons we have become are a composite of all the experiences of our lives. Some...
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Luke Bilberry
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Called to more
Editors Note: To hear more about “Be the Church” listen to this recent “Punching Holes in the Darkness'' podcast. ...
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Amgad Beshai
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Toward Arab Churches
TROY – Early in my childhood years, growing up in Egypt, I was impressed and fascinated by America. I saw it as the most unique of all...
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