Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20185 minSTRENGTHENINGDiscipleship: When one man walks alongside anotherBUTLER, AL (BP) – It was late one Saturday night when Terry Long plunged into his darkest hour. He stood alone in a small church in south...
Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20183 minSTRENGTHENINGBSCM and oneMISSION.tv: A partnership in telling Michigan’s storyFENTON, MI – Three years ago, as the Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) began a new stage of leadership, one of the primary...
Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20184 minSTRENGTHENINGFour discoveries when Christians exercise their faith and proclaim the gospelMERIDIAN, ID – Chuckling in your face. Wincing in disapproval. Polite smiles with a faraway look in their eyes. God’s Word has that...
Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20184 minSENDINGEquipping the American church for missionsRICHMOND, VA (BP) – Before I moved back to the U.S. after serving as a missionary for two years in South Asia, many people told me to...
Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20186 minSENDINGFour reasons we don’t share the gospelMINNEAPOLIS, MN – This time of year my yard is littered with awful yellow weed-flowers. Yes, dandelions. As a kid it was great fun to...
Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20183 minCOLUMNSAssumption of securityFENTON, MI – Sabrina and I have been blessed to serve in ministry in various capacities and locations. On two separate occasions we had...
Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20184 minCOLUMNSUnseen movementFENTON, MI – It’s early, too early as I am writing this column, so I’m recovering with a tall coffee and an early morning pause at Panera...
Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20183 minCOLUMNSLooking to JesusFENTON, MI – We got busted! Our son and daughter-in-law were having our first grandchild. Like often happens, she was in labor for hours,...
Baptist BeaconApr 30, 20183 minCOLUMNSIgnore it and hope it goes awayROSCOMMON, MI – By the time you read this article, hopefully the snow will be melted and spring will be bursting forth with sunshine,...