Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20203 minSTRENGTHENINGThe power of unityby Joel Wayne HUDSONVILLE, MI – Many leaders go to sleep in the evening feeling that they did well if they kept civility, much less...
Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20202 minSTRENGTHENINGState conventions work together for One Day women’s training eventby Tess Schoonhoven COLUMBIA, SC (BP) – In light of COVID-19, many Baptist state conventions have canceled onsite women’s training...
Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20203 minSTRENGTHENINGState Mission Offering: Pandemic reliefby Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – How can something so small cause such big problems? We can’t see it without the aid of specialized...
Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20203 minSENDINGLife at Bambi Lake: God has been graciousby Michael Ritchie ROSCOMMON, MI – I could see the frustration grow on the young man’s face. The 11-year boy named John was shooting a...
Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20204 minCOLUMNSBootsby Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – I had to have been very young, but the memory is still quite vivid and clear today. I was probably three...
Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20203 minCOLUMNSWanted: 300 Champions of Prayerby Tony Lynn PLYMOUTH, MI – Wanted: 300 champions of prayer. One per church. Male or female. Older teen to adult. Must have experience...
Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20202 minCOLUMNSDairy box give-awayby Mike Durbin PLYMOUTH, MI – “We sent the truck back empty!” Those were the words of Pastor Roland Caldwell about the Dairy Box...
Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20203 minCOLUMNSBambi Lake – past, present, future – God's got it!by Mick Schatz ROSCOMMON, MI – What a ride! I have now been at Bambi Lake for 3 years and 5 months, and what a ride it has been! Trying...
Baptist BeaconSep 2, 20203 minSTRENGTHENINGHope in things we’ll never seeby Gary Ledbetter GRAPEVINE, TX (BP) – What gives you hope? Our ultimate hope is eternal life in Christ, and that is the best answer to...