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


COVID-19 hampers Michigan Baptist response to historic flooding
by Diana Chandler MIDLAND, MI (BP) – Historic flooding in middle Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for Baptist...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20203 min read


The goodie is gone
by Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – I am not writing about the pandemic. We all are in information and disinformation overload. I am not...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20203 min read


Girl’s 1960’s Blue Bike
by Tony Lynn PLYMOUTH, MI – Mom gently pulled pieces of gravel out of the skin of my bleeding knees and my swollen red palms. She worked...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20205 min read


The Church is still the Church
by Mike Durbin PLYMOUTH, MI – It’s unbelievable - church buildings all over Michigan have been closed for weeks. These places where we...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20203 min read


What we DO know
by Nancy Spears ROSCOMMON, MI – Bambi Lake Retreat and Conference Center is currently closed. We don’t know yet when it will open or...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20203 min read


Church replanters’ online ministry strategy helps Indiana church bridge social distance
by Trennis Henderson RICHMOND, IN – It wasn’t quite the celebration that Dan and Chris Conrades had in mind as Crosspoint Church marked...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20205 min read


Church plants that meet in school buildings face reopening challenges
by Tess Schoonhoven ATLANTA, GA (BP) – As the state of Georgia continues on a path to reopening, Christ Covenant Church is cautiously...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20203 min read


Praise in the pandemic
by Stan Parker LANSING, MI – The whole world has been impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Our nation and neighborhoods have not been...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20202 min read


In the waiting
by Billy Walker SOUTHGATE, MI – During this time of coping through COVID-19, I was reminded of a little song that we learned in the music...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20204 min read


Know that I Am God
by Odelle Cadwell REDFORD, MI – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20203 min read


Monopoly and quiet walks
by Staff DETROIT, MI – You know these are stressful times when one of the ways you de-stress during a quarantine is playing Monopoly with...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20202 min read


Steadfast under trial
by Ameila Woods ANN ARBOR, MI – Coronavirus, COVID-19, shelter in place, virtual anything, face masks, and social distancing were not...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20204 min read


June 7 designated Southern Baptist Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
by Ann Lovell RICHMOND, VA (BP) – On average, eight Christians died for their faith every day in 2019. That equals more than 2,920 people...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20203 min read


SBC DIGEST: Falls Creek cancels summer camps; CSBC board votes to sell Jenness Park
by Baptist Press Staff Falls Creek cancels summer 2020 camp season DAVIS, OK (BP) – Leaders with Oklahoma Baptists announced today (May...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20203 min read


Texas Acteens group stays on mission amid challenges of social distancing
by Trennis Henderson GARLAND, TX – Missions discipleship is personal for Mary Lou Sinclair and her Acteens group – even amid a pandemic....
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20204 min read


Honor 6:2 provides new, free books during COVID-19 pandemic
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Iron Stream Media, WMU, and the WMU Foundation are offering curated boxes of books to send to those isolated in senior...
Baptist Beacon
May 6, 20202 min read


Soon but safe: Pastors urge courage, caution and compassion in reopening churches
NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Even as some states begin the process of reopening, pastors eager to resume in-person church services are urging...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 30, 20204 min read


Come back stronger
REDFORD, MI – This time of statewide lockdown has put a lot of pressure on churches and their pastors, but it has been a stressful time...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 30, 20202 min read


Drive-in-Church: popcorn not included
ROSCOMMON, MI – “I’ve been just sitting by myself in the parking lot crying and praying for the last two Sundays. Asking God to help me...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 30, 20204 min read
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