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


Easter: What if?
GRANDVILLE, MI – Easter is the most important Sunday of the year! It’s the day when many people who don't attend church regularly go to...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20173 min read


Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion
Every pastor and leader of a ministry should read this book every year! During a time in my ministry, this book was the tool that God...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20172 min read


Dive In! - Michigan Girls Mission Camp 2017
FENTON, MI – Michigan girls and teen girls, are you ready to "Dive In" to a crazy fun week of camp? Take a boat ride, visit the miniature...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20173 min read


A pastor's wife's journey through the years
TRAVERSE CITY, MI – I began writing the poem, The Wind, one stormy night while I was living in Southern California. I was born and raised...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20172 min read


WMU missions retreat highlights Native Americans
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI – Bill Haas and his wife, Cindy were the featured speakers at this years’ annual Michigan WMU Retreat at Bambi...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20172 min read


A 'Night to Shine' celebration
LANSING, MI – This year, 2017, marked the third anniversary of Night to Shine sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. In just three years,...
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Apr 3, 20171 min read


Awakening in Ada: Ada, first events draw 200 decisions
ADA, OK – If God were to begin a spiritual awakening in the “Bible Belt,” He might just choose a place like Ada to do it. That is what...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20174 min read


Palm Sunday: When the crowd gets it right
O'FALLON, IL (BP) – The crowd is often wrong. Popular opinion frequently misses the truth. And unfortunately, it seems that...
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Apr 3, 20173 min read


What Easter is
SHARONVILLE, OH – The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the central tenant of the Christian faith. Unlike other events in the...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20173 min read


Wild game dinner brings 79 professions of faith
ROSCOMMON, MI – The March Men’s Retreat promoted a Wild Game Dinner which brought the hunters to Bambi Lake. The guest speaker was Chuck...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20172 min read


'Welcome' is a powerful word for international students entering USA
RICHMOND, VA (BP) – No one likes being the new kid on the block. Just thinking about it now takes me back to difficult times when I...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20174 min read


A chaplain's sacred moments III
I had visited Mr. “R” for a year because his health was declining and he was staying in a care facility. He was no longer able to make it...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20172 min read


Easter: Three commands from an empty tomb
MEMPHIS, TN (BP) – "The angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20173 min read


International student Daniel meets Jesus
GARDEN CITY, MI – When you hear the name Daniel you probably don’t think of a young man from the Shandong Province of China. As you might...
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Apr 3, 20173 min read


Reaching the 'converted'
ROSEVILLE, MI – Some of our most obvious evangelistic opportunities are with the people who are already members of our churches. You...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20175 min read


'The Shack' film stirs debate as did preceding book
NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – A fictional and emotionally destroyed Mack Phillips answers a mysterious invitation to a remote, isolated cabin....
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Apr 3, 20174 min read


A Time to Share - A Time To Tell
FENTON, MI – I don't know about you and your family but one of our pastimes is going to the "Mall". It seems as though the desire to shop...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20173 min read


What I heard growing up in the mid-70's
FENTON, MI – “A time to tell” is this year’s theme for our state convention. We want to remind ourselves that every moment of every day...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20174 min read


I’m Mike Durbin and this is my story
FENTON, MI – I woke up on a sandy beach somewhere on the Gulf Coast. The noise of the early morning commute woke me making it impossible...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20173 min read


It's time to tell!
ROSCOMMON, MI – I am extremely excited to be afforded the privilege to serve here at the BSCM and especially Bambi Lake Retreat and...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 3, 20172 min read
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