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


Barking dogs
by Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – Many years ago, the Patterson household possessed two dogs and one cat. Or should I say they possessed...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20214 min read


Save Scrooge
by Dr Tony L Lynn PLYMOUTH, MI – Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol is a story about the possibility of redemption. In the moving...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20214 min read


An Elijah Christmas
by Mike Durbin PLYMOUTH, MI – “I have had enough!” These are the words of the prophet Elijah in 1 Kings 19 as he runs from Jezebel after...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20213 min read


“Patiently Persevering with People”
by Coye Bouyer LANSING, MI – Jesus teaches, “if someone slaps you on the cheek, turn the other to them also” (Matt. 5:39-40). Paul says...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20214 min read


Good news, great joy!
by Mick Schatz ROSCOMMON, MI – Greetings from Bambi Lake Retreat and Conference Center and Merry Christmas! As I am writing this the snow...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20213 min read


Send Network churches make up one quarter of Outreach Magazine’s reproducing churches list
by Tobin Perry LAS VEGAS, NV (BP) – When Heiden Ratner started WALK Church in Las Vegas, he had an ideal model for reproduction in his...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20214 min read


A few reasons to be grateful
by Dr. David Thompson NASHVILLE, TN – There is one thing—that everyone can give…. from the penniless pauper to the wealthiest...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20213 min read


Christmas joy
by Jay Anderson MONROE, MI – This Christmas season, we will all certainly sing what can rightly be called “an accidental song for the...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20212 min read


Finding peace in God’s presence
by Karen Blanchard SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI – We are now in the middle of the holiday season. When kids think about Christmastime, they think...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20213 min read


What gives you the greatest joy at Christmas?
by Harold Raymond DUNDEE, MI – “Christmas is the greatest holiday of the year! Merry Christmas! Yes!!! Elves, flying reindeer, chimney...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20213 min read


The present of presence
by Matt Carter HOLT, MI – Last Christmas (you remember 2020, right?) was a holiday like no other for many people. Perhaps, like most, you...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20213 min read


What to look for in the wilderness
by Phil S. Lee COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI – King David had to flee into the wilderness of Judah to escape the rebellion of his son Absalom....
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20213 min read


The universal gift of God from above
by Nathaniel Bishop, Sr. DETROIT, MI – The recording in Luke’s Gospel brings us to focus on the heavenly announcement of the birth of...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20214 min read


Michigan Campers on Mission - December 2021 update
by Rick and Cindy Truesdail Are we the only ones who think time is passing by so quickly? 2021 is almost gone and Christmas is just...
Baptist Beacon
Dec 2, 20215 min read


“Every Church Thriving” BSCM holds 64th Annual Meeting
by Jamie Lynn PLYMOUTH, MI – The 2021 Baptist State Convention of Michigan’s annual meeting is in the books. The 64th annual meeting was...
Baptist Beacon
Nov 11, 20213 min read


An Invitation to the 2021 BSCM Annual Meeting
by Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – We are excited to welcome you to the 2021 gathering of Great Commission Baptists for the annual meeting...
Baptist Beacon
Nov 3, 20212 min read


Leading the church you plant
by Garth Leno WINDSOR, ON – When we planted The Gathering Church in 2014, I was inexperienced. I was always the lead guy in a larger,...
Baptist Beacon
Nov 3, 20214 min read


The church still matters
by Doug Munton I’ve never seen the idea of the church so marginalized in all my lifetime. The secular world mocks the church and the...
Baptist Beacon
Nov 3, 20213 min read


Atmosphere of Change
by Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – The month of November always brings with it a change in atmosphere. Of course, the temperatures drop with...
Baptist Beacon
Nov 3, 20213 min read


God’s symphony from the past year
By Dr. Tony L. Lynn PLYMOUTH, MI – Jamie and I attended a local concert and loved it! It was our first, in many months. The Michigan...
Baptist Beacon
Nov 3, 20214 min read
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