In 1612, eight years before the Pilgrims set sail for the New World to find a home where they could worship together in freedom, English Baptist pastor Thomas Helwys proclaimed a message that would transform Western civilization for centuries to come.
Missouri
SBU’s Center for Global Connections shifts to local ministries during pandemic
BOLIVAR (SBU) – When projects coordinated through Southwest Baptist University’s Center for Global Connections were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local ministry opportunities became a larger focus for staff and students. “It’s not a matter of where we’re going to minister,” said Diana Gallamore, director of the Center for Global Connections and travel stewardship. […]
National
Mayflower among ‘great turning points,’ despite NYT claims
Four hundred years after the Mayflower landed in Plymouth Bay, the Pilgrims’ legacy has fallen on hard times.
Columns
Thankful people
Thanks, alone, takes effort. But make it a daily part of your prayer life, and a weekly journey in your time of corporate worship. Let us be a “thankful people.”
Apologetics
‘Jesus before Bethlehem’: MBC launches Audible version of new resource
The Missouri Baptist Convention has just released an audio version of its popular printed resource, Jesus Before Bethlehem: What Every Christian Should Know About the Angel of the LORD.
Global
Southern Baptist response continues as record-breaking storm season persists
Hurricane Iota has sights set on Central America, making it the second major hurricane to hit the region following Hurricane Eta’s Nov. 3 landfall. Iota is the 13th hurricane and record-breaking 30th named storm during an historic 2020 hurricane season.
Culture
‘The Word of God will win’: Book of Martyrs ignites faith among millions of Christians, including Pilgrims
“The three books that the Separatists and the Pilgrim fathers had freely available to them were the Book of God (i.e., the Bible), the Book of Common Prayer, and the Book of Martyrs,” said Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Research Professor Malcolm Yarnell.