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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | January 2025 | Volume 69, Number 1


Hear God’s voice
WINDSOR, ONTARIO – The voice of God came to Jesus at all the great moments of his life. It came at his baptism, when he began the work...
Garth Leno
Nov 1, 20233 min read


God is always working
SHELBY TOWNSHIP – Years ago, I injured my back when I was reaching to throw something away, my chair rolled out from under me and I fell...
Karen Blanchard
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Feed My sheep
He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you...
Andrew Honeycutt
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Is thankfulness enough?
KALAMAZOO – As fall approaches, we look in anticipation of the beautiful array of colors, crisp air, and of course, football. There’s...
Dale Frye
Nov 1, 20233 min read


Grace and gratitude
HOLLAND – Gratitude is a universal virtue. In every age and every culture, people enjoy being on the receiving end of gratitude. Even...
Ben Hernandez
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Thankful for a pandemic?!
YPSILANTI – Who would have thought we would thank God for a pandemic? I don’t have to tell you what it was like. You lived it. The...
Clark Cothern
Nov 1, 20233 min read


Rangers standout rookie Carter proclaims ‘Jesus Won’
ELIZABETHTON, TN (BP) – Jason Holly, the youth minister at First Baptist Church in Elizabethton, remembers when Texas Rangers rookie...
Tim Ellsworth
Nov 1, 20233 min read


Maui fire survivor recounts experience, TBM response
LAHAINA, HI (BP) – When Mari Finn awoke on Aug. 8 to heavy winds and no power, she assumed it was like any other storm that would pass....
Aimee Freston
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Renewed commitment to prayer leads Texas church’s transformation
TROUP, TX (BP) – Preston Lindsey has worn a lot of hats in his lifetime. He’s been a logger, pipe-fitter, oil field roughneck, telephone...
Jane Rodgers
Nov 1, 20235 min read


Making a change in my weak prayer Life
PLYMOUTH – Looking at my walk as a Jesus follower, I found that my prayer life was weak in both frequency and depth. It seemed like every...
Jamie Lynn
Oct 2, 20234 min read


Send Network’s ‘Terminal’ podcast teaches lessons on living
SALISBURY, MD – Send Network’s new podcast, “Terminal: The Dying Church Planter,” is more than just a story about a guy with cancer, said...
Anna Skudarnova
Oct 2, 20233 min read


A sifting season
SHELBY TOWNSHIP – When farmers harvest wheat they must perform a process of sifting. First, they must thresh the wheat. The old-fashioned...
Karen Blanchard
Oct 2, 20234 min read


Events introduce men to the God who made the great outdoors
MARSHFIELD, MO (BP) – The first day of autumn may have officially come on Sept. 23, but the season associated with cooler weather had...
Scott Barkley
Oct 2, 20233 min read


The old man
PLYMOUTH – On September the 9th of this year I awoke and breathed in the air of this terrestrial globe for the 25,550th time. Yes, I hit...
Tim Patterson
Oct 2, 20234 min read


New Generations rally
PLYMOUTH – International travelers descended on the newest of Christians in Michigan! High school students, university students, and...
Tony Lynn
Oct 2, 20235 min read


Pastors who have made a difference
PLYMOUTH – God called me to preach my senior year of high school. I had not been a follower of Jesus for very long, and didn’t really...
Mike Durbin
Oct 2, 20234 min read


Leading change
WINDSOR, ONTARIO – According to some sources, nine out of ten churches in North America are losing ground in their communities. Many are...
Garth Leno
Oct 2, 20234 min read


Gorham to grace: 100 years of God’s faithfulness
JACKSON – On September 10, 2023, our church gathered to celebrate its 100 Year Anniversary. The occasion was met with much joy by our...
Dustin Elliott
Oct 2, 20235 min read


Milestones and new beginnings
ROSCOMMON – We want to share what God has done in Roscommon. In 1981, a Bible Study and fellowship began at Bambi Lake Retreat and...
Glenda Aldridge
Oct 2, 20233 min read


The cathedral of God's creation
PRUDENVILLE – Our church is tucked away in the pines, off the beaten path of M 55, and is commonly known as ”The Little Church in The...
Jeff Tuttle
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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