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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | January 2025 | Volume 69, Number 1
Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20172 min read
Connected to the family
ALPHARETTA, GA (BP) – When I met Dan Coleman a few years ago, he was a church planter with a vision for reaching the state of Maine for...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20172 min read
Mi moment
FENTON, MI – I am looking forward to our time together at the annual meeting of the Convention of Michigan November 7-8 at Middlebelt...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20173 min read
What’s your identity?
LANSING, MI – When I became a Pastor’s wife, there was quite a change that took place. I noticed that most “people” started referring to...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20173 min read
Give thanks to the LORD
BURTON, MI – When I was a small child, my grandmother would place me by her side on a bench in front of her old, dark wood stained piano....
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20173 min read
Failure breeds thanksgiving
BESSEMER, MI – A Bible passage that is easy to miss because of the cataclysmic events surrounding it, is one we would be wise to remember...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20173 min read
A season of thankfulness
HOUGHTON, MI – There's nothing greater than times of reflection. Times where you can stop the pace of life for a moment! I am the Pastor...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20174 min read
500 YEARS: The Reformation & Baptist life
DEERFIELD, IL (BP) – The Lord blessed me with the wonderful privilege of growing up in a Christian home -- a faithful, Baptist home....
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20174 min read
Patterson-Humphreys atonement debate remembered
NASHVILLE (BP) – A 1987 debate on Christ's atonement between Paige Patterson and then-New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary theology...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20172 min read
Would Jesus go to a football game?
FORT SMITH, AR (BP) – This fall, like every other fall, the most densely populated pieces of real estate in many cities and towns are...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20172 min read
Leading your child toward authentic faith
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The responsibility facing parents is overwhelming. Not only are they to raise their children to function...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20173 min read
With a heart for missions
FLINT, MI – Involvement in missions has always been close to my heart. At an early age I went with my mother to her missions meetings,...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20172 min read
Chaplain’s sacred moments: Perfect pain
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – I received a call that Mrs. K was in the hospital with an infected knee from her second knee surgery. It was reported...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20173 min read
Send Relief 'pastor packs,' SBDR helps Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (BP) – When people started showing up seeking food and water after Hurricane Maria, pastor Johnny Baez knew he...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20173 min read
World Series is latest challenge for pastor's kid
ATLANTA, GA (BP) – There's no telling how many hours Scott McHugh and his wife Teresa have spent watching their son Collin play baseball...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20174 min read
Change is in the air
FENTON, MI – The month of November always brings with it a change in atmosphere in many ways. I remember well when we lived in Florida...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20176 min read
Thankful for our associations
FENTON, MI – Moscow made me stop and take a picture. Not that Moscow. I am talking about Moscow, Michigan on a rainy, windy Sunday in...
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Baptist Beacon
Nov 1, 20172 min read
The language of thanksgiving
ROSCOMMON, MI – Next to Christmas, Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. Even though it involves a couple of my favorite things -...
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Baptist Beacon
Oct 2, 20173 min read
Celebrating 60 years of ministry
FENTON, MI – The Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) is celebrating 60 years of ministry! Our churches band together for strength...
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Baptist Beacon
Oct 2, 20173 min read
Frances Brown set the tone for Bambi
(The following excerpts are from The Golden Chain (2002, 2007), chapter 1 (1958 and 1961), by Bill Livingston.) BAY CITY, MI – Frances...
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