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


What you should know about physician-assisted suicide
NASHVILLE, TN – In November, Colorado voters will consider whether to legalize “assisted death” for people with a terminal illness who...
Baptist Beacon
Oct 31, 20163 min read


Indiana Baptists amend church cooperation bylaw
PLAINFIELD, IN (BP) – Indiana Baptists amended their bylaw regarding cooperating churches at the group's annual meeting Oct. 10–11 at the...
Baptist Beacon
Oct 31, 20162 min read


Football & ministry
FENTON, MI – Much of what I learned about teamwork I learned from the Bible and playing football. Ephesians 4:3-4 "Make every effort to...
Baptist Beacon
Oct 31, 20164 min read


The 3151 Challenge
FENTON, MI – Everyone loves a challenge! If you are on FaceBook, your page probably has friends going through a challenge or issuing a...
Baptist Beacon
Oct 30, 20163 min read


Making a difference; sponsor a church plant
IRONWOOD, MI – Some churches, especially smaller churches might believe that they are ill equipped to help launch a new church start. But...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20162 min read


GameDay Church, in 2nd NFL season, ready to expand
JACKSONVILLE, FL (BP) – When most people think about tailgating, they think of football, food and fun with family and friends. But...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20163 min read


With only months to live, what would you do?
TREVOR, WI – Here is the story of a man, and what he did when he was told he had four months or less to live on this earth. In August of...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20163 min read


BSCM officer nominations
FENTON, MI – Nominations are now in for the officers of next year’s convention. BSCM President, Chuck Turner had asked through an article...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20161 min read


Celebrating Missions! The 2016 BSCM annual meeting
FENTON, MI – As the excitement builds, It’s almost time once again for the upcoming 2016 BSCM Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting is...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20162 min read


Evangelical leaders gather for 'solemn assembly'
DALLAS, TX (BP) – Some of the nation's most recognizable evangelical leaders are rolling out a three-pronged plan designed to call...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20164 min read


8 guidelines for cross-cultural disciple making
BIRMINGHAM, AL – When we think about evangelism, we often think about sharing the gospel with people around us. Almost as often, we...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20164 min read


Baptist students, 450 strong, aid Louisiana flood survivors
DENHAM SPRINGS, LA – When John Whitehead went to bed, it was raining in Denham Springs, La. He woke to an unfamiliar landscape. Water had...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20164 min read


Gaines: election rhetoric can inhibit evangelism
NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Conviction and kindness are the prescription of Southern Baptist leaders for the final eight weeks of the U.S....
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20165 min read


First Person: Michigan DR travels to Louisiana
MONROE, MI – A few weeks ago,what were you thinking when you heard reports of flooding in Louisiana? I thought, “Oh my God, they need you...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20164 min read


First Person: risking everything
CINCINNATI, OH (BP) – After interviewing five men from Central Asia in refugee camps, I asked them what would attract them to actually...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20163 min read


Bullet in head relates to 'everything I preach'
BRENTWOOD, TN (BP) – Just looking at Ternae "T.J." Jordan Jr., one would never suspect he once was in a hospital with a bullet in his...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20162 min read


The Great Commission - it’s about going
BELIZE – First Baptist Church (FBC) New Baltimore in Macomb Township had the opportunity this summer to go on a nine day international...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20162 min read


Study: radical Islam looming across African Sahel
Mali and Niger are prime examples of breeding grounds for Islamic jihad in this region of the world, with both countries facing high...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20162 min read


Kaine cites Genesis 1, pope to support gay marriage
WASHINGTON, DC (BP) – In a speech to America's largest pro-gay lobbying group, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine said the...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 30, 20164 min read
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