Squeezing Christ out of Christmas
Christmas has been a time for buying and selling for as long as I can remember. However, as many Americans have become more affluent, the advertising, merchandizing, buying, and selling has reached...
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Christmas Victor: Bethlehem over Babel
I am always amazed by those who want to celebrate the Winter Solstice rather than Christmas and substitute “Happy Holidays” for “Merry Christmas.” However, we shouldn’t be surprised that there are...
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Andy Stanley’s approach to the virgin birth
Andy Stanley, founder of North Point Ministries and contemporary Atlanta pastor, is one of the most successful pastors in America at building churches and drawing enormous congregations for his worship...
View ArticleAndy Stanley’s approach to the virgin birth is different, but not wrong
Earlier this week I wrote an editorial titled: “Andy Stanley’s approach to the virgin birth.” I questioned his approach to this vital doctrine of our faith because he seemed to minimize the importance...
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Perdue: Georgia Baptists will respond to Big Invite challenge
Second Baptist Church Warner Robins pastor Jim Perdue, here at the Georgia Baptist annual meeting in November, sees the Big Invite as an opportunity for “the greatest Easter Sunday many churches have...
View ArticleMy wishes for the New Year
I wish there were as many nutrients and vitamins in ice cream as in spinach. I wish the roads and highways near the new Brave stadium, Suntrust Park, would get finished before the Braves host the San...
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Charles Stanley’s expansive In Touch Ministries
First Baptist Atlanta Pastor Charles Stanley gives Messengers to the entire staff of a small lodge in the Serengeti, Tanzania. IN TOUCH/Special ATLANTA —Many positive things can be said of Dr. Charles...
View ArticleWe will not go quietly into the night
The Georgia legislative session for 2017 begins on Jan. 9. I am praying it will be a positive and productive session for our legislators, resulting in great good for our state. We have some wonderful...
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Joey Taylor ready to accept The Big Invite challenge
Known as “the big church in the middle of nowhere,” Springhead Baptist Church sits just west of Adel. Thomas Hammond, president of the Georgia Baptist Convention, has issued a challenge, thrown down...
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You’ve got to ‘show’ Jesus before you can ‘share’ Jesus
The soup kitchen from The Neighborhood Church provides a much-appreciated hot meal in the cold winter months. NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH/Special SYRACUSE, NY — Georgia Baptists have had a loving working...
View ArticleThe normalization of sin
Satan promised Eve that if she and Adam ate of the fruit of a certain tree in the Garden of Eden they would “be like God, knowing good and evil.” So, the first ploy of the devil was to deceive Adam and...
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Does rape justify an abortion?
On Jan. 22, millions of Americans will stand up for life on the 44th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on demand in the United States. That 7-2...
View ArticlePray for Donald J. Trump and Mike Pence
My wife, daughter, and I had the privilege of going to the Inauguration of George W. Bush in 2004. It was a cold day with about five inches of snow on the ground. There are several things I remember...
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Concord Pastor Levi Skipper: Churches can surpass goals of The Big Invite
Levi Skipper, pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Clermont, preaches on a recent Sunday. Thomas Hammond, president of the Georgia Baptist Convention, has issued a challenge, thrown down the gauntlet,...
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Billy Kim at Truett McConnell University
CLEVELAND — Truett-McConnell students, administration, and faculty filled the University gymnasium to capacity Jan. 17 for the first chapel of the spring semester to hear one of the world’s most...
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A Southern Baptist preached for the Inauguration Day worship service
Southern Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress was one of the first clergy to endorse Donald Trump. This morning the First Baptist, Dallas, TX pastor preached at a pre-inaugural worship service attended by...
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Trump’s Inaugural Address – a speech about the forgotten man
Having just been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump gave his inaugural address to the nation. He started by stating, “Together we will determine the course of America...
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Falcons’ Vic Beasely: the baddest and the best
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcon’s mantra this year has been “Rise Up!” Quarterback Matt Ryan, wide receiver Julio Jones, and running back Devonta Freeman are outstanding offensive players who have...
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HGTV fired, but God inspired the Benham brothers to stand
Mike Griffin, Public Affairs representative for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, stands with David Benham, left, and Jason Benham in Liberty Plaza across from the Georgia State Capitol. Tanya...
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There she is … Ms. Senior Georgia, Bernadine Cantrell
ROSWELL — The Ms. Senior Georgia Pageant was held in August 2016 at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center and the pageant winner was a dear and dynamic Georgia Baptist lady – Bernadine Cantrell. Bernadine...
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