A loving father loves
LANSING – In Luke 15 we encounter a scene where the Pharisees and scribes complain of Jesus’ association with tax collectors and sinners...
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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | September 2023 | Volume 67, Number 9
Timothy Cockes
- Jun 1
- 3 min
‘Why SBC’ Twitter hashtag focuses on Great Commission unity
NASHVILLE (BP) – As the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting (June 12-13 in New Orleans) approaches, many Southern Baptist pastors and leaders are...
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Brandon Porter
- Jun 1
- 4 min
Sexual abuse ministry check website almost ready for launch, ARITF says
NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force says it is preparing to launch a ministry database website as ordered by...
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Meredith Flynn
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Appeals over removing churches from SBC spark larger debate
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The announcement that three churches will appeal the decision to deem them not in friendly cooperation with the...
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Scott Barkley
- Jun 1
- 4 min
Life experiences help trucker in Nebraska replant effort
LOUP CITY, NE (BP) – They are two skills anyone can learn but many don’t – listening and trusting. Ryan Durham’s life has given him...
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Brent Leatherwood
- Jun 1
- 3 min
First Person: How the ERLC helps churches
NASHVILLE (BP) – As the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention, I am excited to...
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Shar Durbin
- May 2
- 3 min
Grandchildren and second chances
PLYMOUTH – Throughout our childhood years, we’re asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In my generation, the idea of being...
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Tony Lynn
- May 1
- 3 min
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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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...
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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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Jamie Lynn
- 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...
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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...
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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...
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