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


Blazing a Trail
by Mike Durbin PLYMOUTH, MI – Mrs. Sabra was 89 years old when I became her 21-year-old pastor. She was born in 1890 in New York. As a...
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Heroes of faith
by Coye Bouyer LANSING, MI – Just as the world looks for and needs heroes, at times, God looks for one who is available to be made into a...
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Choose joy
by Mick Schatz ROSCOMMON, MI – Do you wake up in the morning and say “I choose joy”? I don’t. I should, of course, but being joyful is...
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Don’t forget to tell God "thank you"
by Roland Caldwell DETROIT, MI – I have a 2-year-old son in the process of learning to talk. For months now my wife and I have dedicated...
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Taste and see
by Karen Blanchard SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI – The month of November ushers in a sense of thanksgiving and gratitude. Thanksgiving has always...
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Reformation and Charlie Brown
by David Jones TRENTON, MI – In the classic Thanksgiving TV special, from 1973, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown remarks to...
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Recite or rest: the promises of God
by David Thompson NASHVILLE, TN – A man took a shortcut home through a lightless cemetery tripping carelessly into a freshly dug grave....
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The attitude of gratitude
by Bill Walker SOUTHGATE, MI – Did you know there was an instrument gauge in the cockpit of an airplane, called the “Attitude Indicator.”...
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“Lord, I Will Tell Your Name”
by Rob Freshour HIGHLAND, MI – As is probably true for you and yours, one of the most anticipated and cherished celebrations in our...
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Thankfulness
by Ken Hale HASTINGS, MI – I once heard someone quote, “Thanklessness breeds bitterness”. That’s an interesting statement. He went on to...
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Michigan Campers on Mission - November 2021 update
by Rick and Cindy Truesdail Hello, MI COMers! Fall Rally is already behind us and the holidays are approaching fast! Do not be so...
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Send Relief, IMB respond to the Mexico border crisis
by Send Relief and IMB staff As thousands of families are arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico after fleeing their home countries,...
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Few pastors left the pulpit despite increased pressure
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, TN – Pastors faced increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, as churches were frequently forced to adapt...
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First-Person: Southern Baptists have been here before
by Tony Wolfe GRAPEVINE, TX – More times than I can count over the past several weeks, I’ve heard talk of frustration and disappointment...
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Pneumonia; When infection finds its way in
by Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – Twenty months! That is the very least number of months we here in the good ol’ USA have been dealing with...
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Six advances in church planting
by Dr. Tony L. Lynn PLYMOUTH, MI – I hope your late spring, summer, and early autumn has gone as well as mine. Once again in my role,...
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Stronger Together: Re-fueling pastors
by Mike Durbin PLYMOUTH, MI – God is re-fueling pastors across Michigan as they reach out to strengthen and encourage one another in the...
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The providence of God in your life
by Coye Bouyer LANSING, MI – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according...
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Past, present, and future
by Mick Schatz ROSCOMMON, MI – God’s faithfulness never ends. Even in the midst of the COVID pandemic, Bambi has encountered new growth...
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BSCM officers and trustees pass resolution on Sexual Abuse Task Force stalemate
by Staff PLYMOUTH, MI – The officers and Board of Trustees of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) unanimously passed a...
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