Category: Feature

Blog: Excited curiosity

by Carissa Jones | Nov 29, 2022 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Recently, I heard a sermon that beautifully melded old lessons with new and gave me a healthy...

Lifeway Research: Pastors say Christmas Eve is most-attended holiday service

by Aaron Earls | Nov 29, 2022 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The closer it gets to Christmas, the more likely it is church pews will be...

BLOG: Sing we now at Christmas

by Brian Hobbs | Nov 28, 2022 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Do you recall the scene from “The Sound of Music” when Captain Von Trapp is transformed from a...

How to care for military families in your church around the holidays

by Kimberly Wootten | Nov 26, 2022 | Church Toolbox, Feature | 0

With all the sentimentality, family traditions and memory-making, the holidays accentuate the...

Thanksgiving feasts provide natural path to the Gospel

by Sue Sprenkle | Nov 24, 2022 | Feature, Missions & Church | 0

Above: Bill Falkner serves turkey to some guests at a traditional Thanksgiving meal in Portugal....

Riley Sowell serves Christ through BCM in Tulsa

by Dana Williamson | Nov 24, 2022 | CP Prayer Focus, Feature | 0

Although Riley Sowell worked in conjunction with Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) at Tulsa,...

15 things you might forget to be thankful for

by Marissa Postell | Nov 24, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Are you looking for something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving? Do you look back on the past...

Rite of passage: Scooter

by Walker Moore | Nov 23, 2022 | Feature, Rite of Passage | 0

I was reading an older article that I had written almost eight years ago. It warmed my heart and...

‘And the Rain Descended’ tells 50-year history of Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief

by Staff | Nov 23, 2022 | Feature, News | 0

Between Oct. 11-13, 1973, Oklahoma’s greatest urban rainfall on record occurred in the Enid area....

In focus: Rusty McMullen

by Chris Doyle | Nov 22, 2022 | Feature, In Focus | 0

Rusty McMullen has been pastor of McAlester, First since 2018. What makes this a special...

Greetings from Bison Hill: All of life, all for Jesus

by Heath Thomas | Nov 21, 2022 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

A friend recently asked me why I am still doing what I am doing. After all, higher education is...

Sword & trowel: Welcome to the new Baptist Messenger magazine!

by Brian Hobbs | Nov 20, 2022 | Editorial, Feature | 0

Dear Faithful Baptist Messenger reader, Since 1912, the Baptist Messenger has been informing,...

Connect: The Baptist Messenger & you

by Todd Fisher | Nov 19, 2022 | Connect, Feature | 0

As I have traveled the state, I am continually amazed to hear how God is working among Oklahoma...

From Transgender to True Love

by Staff | Nov 19, 2022 | Feature, Messenger Insight | 0

Hear Laura Perry Smalts, who lived nearly 10 years as a transgender male, talk about her spiritual...

Transgender to true love

by Brian Hobbs | Nov 18, 2022 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature | 0

Laura’s unexpected journey from an unhappy transgender life to a happily married life...