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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | July 2024 | Volume 68, Number 7
Baptist Beacon
- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
Listening to ALL, but Leaving Some Right Where They Are
by Coye Bouyer LANSING, MI – As a pastor, I have encountered many people and over the years I have learned that people are very different...
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Baptist Beacon
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
Bambi is growing
by Mick Schatz ROSCOMMON, MI – There are many places in Michigan that one can view the creativity of our almighty God. One of these...
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Baptist Beacon
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
The change of a church
by Don Anderson JACKSON, MI – At almost all of the church growth conferences I ever attended, I was told that a pastor would rarely be...
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Baptist Beacon
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
God's beloved
by Karen Blanchard CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI – I grew up in Florida and to this day my favorite place is still the beach. Looking out at the...
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Baptist Beacon
- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
GuideStone expands focus on helping pastors start well, finish better
by Scott Barkley NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Mark Dance remembers the time he lost focus – despite knowing better – and paying the price. It was...
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Baptist Beacon
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
At what cost? BCMs, churches invest in collegiate students
by Scott Barkley NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Early next month, Eddie Gilley will lead a group of 42 students from the University of Florida’s...
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Baptist Beacon
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Lord's My Banner
by Doru Radu Costache Ioanid was a Romanian poet. He was born 1912 in Ukraine, and died in 1987 in Portland, Oregon. Before WWII,...
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Baptist Beacon
- Aug 1, 2022
- 6 min
First-Person: Why Roe is about more than just abortion
by Jason Thacker NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – In the hours following the historic Dobbs decision, which recognized that the states have the right...
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