DETROIT – Many days I feel like one of those memes with a crazed-looking woman that says something like “I’m just over here trying to...

ALTO – It is the first anniversary of losing my mom. With losing her, also came the rapid decline and the eventual loss of my father. I...

LANSING, MI (BP) – Sam Black walked outside his Florida home decades ago and saw his older brother and a friend reading a magazine...

PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Scripture engagement remains down among Americans, but a widespread curiosity gives ground for evangelism, the...

BOSTON (BP) – Had it gone as planned, Josh Wyatt’s wife Becky and their three young children would have been outside Marathon Sports when...

WASHINGTON (BP) – Refugee resettlement in the U.S., a cause promoted by Southern Baptists and other evangelicals, doubled in March from...

PLYMOUTH – Vacation Bible School is an incredible outreach opportunity. Why? “If you total it up, VBS results in 15 hours of intense...

WINDSOR, ONTARIO – It was early Thursday morning. We met in the usual breakfast joint where the eggs-and-bacon special was always $2.99....

ROSCOMMON – The great philosopher, Jimmy Buffett, released a song in the late 70’s called Volcano. The hook of the song had these words -...

PLYMOUTH – The longer I live the more I realize that the persons we have become are a composite of all the experiences of our lives. Some...

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TROY – Early in my childhood years, growing up in Egypt, I was impressed and fascinated by America. I saw it as the most unique of all...

SUWANEE, GA – Pastors are feeling increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs and more than 40 percent have considered leaving the ministry...

U.S. Protestant Hispanic churches are finding success in building community within their congregations and reaching those outside their...

PLYMOUTH – I am going to an undisclosed location in South-Central Asia, and I cannot believe the privilege I get to experience. My travel...

WINDSOR, ONTARIO – In a piece for the BBC, David Robson asks, “Where would the self-help and business media be without the secret habits...

ROSCOMMON – Have you ever pranked somebody on April fool’s Day? Have you ever been the victim of an April fool’s Day prank? Have you ever...

PLYMOUTH – The reports of spiritual awakenings on campuses and the release of the Jesus Revolution film reignited a personal concern that...

DETROIT – Lately our church has been experiencing a renewal. During Covid we had dwindled down to well below half of what we had been. At...

SHELBY TOWNSHIP – One of my favorite places on our church property is the cross that stands in the back corner by the edge of the tree...