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


First-Person: Unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
by Ed Litton NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – In the hours after my election as SBC president, there certainly were a great number of things to do...
Baptist Beacon
Jul 2, 20214 min read


CrossWinds West Side, Spring update
Our New Home It has been a long haul, but we have moved into our new facility, owned by our ministry partners Bridge St. Ministries....
Baptist Beacon
Jun 8, 20212 min read


Punching Holes in the Darkness sits down with Ronnie Floyd about the state of the SBC
by Staff PLYMOUTH, MI – In a recent episode of Punching Holes in the Darkness, host Tim Patterson sat down with SBC Executive Committee...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 2, 20215 min read


The miracle man of Traverse City
by Ricky Pearson TRAVERSE CITY, MI – I want to tell a story of the marvelous, unexpected grace of God in helping to start His church here...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


A season of planting
by Ben Klaus NOVI, MI – As a “newbie” at Legacy Church, I have been thinking a lot about planting. To be clear, I am not good at...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20214 min read


First Person: It's just not your turn
by Dawn Reed PRESTONBURG, KY – “Maybe it just wasn’t your turn,” I told the young lady. “Maybe it wasn’t for you.” Upset about being left...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Send your pastor away
by Dr. Tony L. Lynn PLYMOUTH, MI – Churches, would you please make it a priority to send your pastor and his family away to the annual,...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


When facing the unknown
by Mike Durbin “…for you haven’t traveled this way before” Joshua 3:4. PLYMOUTH, MI – These words were spoken to the people of God as...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20214 min read


Send Detroit Update
by Wayne Parker DETROIT, MI – We are praising God that churches are being planted in Detroit despite being one of the hardest hit cities...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Generational merger made a church older and healthier
by Scott Barkley WORCESTER, MS (BP) – At first glance, the merging of Burncoat Baptist Church and The Church on Seven Hills may have...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


An uncomfortable calling
by Belafae Johnson MASCOUTAH, IL – My wife and I, along with our three boys, moved to Mascoutah in 2014, believing that the Lord had...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Worship is warfare
by Eric Stewart GRAND BLANC, MI – Worship has historically been one of the chief instruments of God for defeating His enemies. The psalms...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20214 min read


What a difference a year makes
by Art Werry FRASER, MI – What a difference a year makes. Last Father's Day, Brandon was caught in the throes of a drug addiction that...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


A cure for despair (or a hack for hopelessness)
by John Adams BATTLE CREEK, MI – Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, don't panic. Don't obsess over the details about what is going on....
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Tale of three Marys
by Kevin Finkenbinder DEWITT, MI – The following is a fictional account, but in every way possible I have endeavored to build it based on...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20217 min read


Cooperatively engaged ::
by Jerome Taylor BURTON, MI – Years ago, I was enthralled by episodes of Star Trek :: The Next Generation™. Viewing the sci-fi...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Curiosity breeds creativity
by Nate Click MONROE, MI – Recently, one of my kids began driving his mother crazy in a new way. He will innocently start by asking her,...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Michigan Campers on Mission - May 2021 update
Hello MI COMers! We were excited to be a part of the 8th Annual National COM Work Week in April 2021! In fact, we stayed on for three...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20216 min read


The power of spoken words
by Coye Bouyer LANSING, MI – Words have incredible power, sometimes we forget just how much power spoken words actually have in and over...
Baptist Beacon
May 31, 20212 min read


Chevy, Ford or Mopar?
by Mick Schatz ROSCOMMON, MI – When I was in middle school and high school this seemed like an extremely important question (maybe for...
Baptist Beacon
May 30, 20213 min read
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