by Sharon Mager | Jul 28, 2025 | Outreach
It’s Summertime: Play Ball & Win Souls by Alethia Brown LAUREL, Md. — On Sunday afternoons throughout the summer, Hope Baptist Church hosts softball games at the Johns Hopkins APL fields from 4 to 8 pm for church members, the community, and other churches...
by Sharon Mager | Jul 17, 2025 | disability ministry, Featured
Disability Sunday: “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” By Sharon Mager CROWNSVILLE, Md. — Sunday, July 13, marked the second annual Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) Disability Sunday. Multiple churches stepped up to...
by Sharon Mager | Jul 15, 2025 | Pastor/Planter, Perspective
Behind the Pulpit: Pastors’ Hidden Struggles By Dan Hyun Most pastors experience genuine joy in serving the Lord and His church. Even so, many pastors also carry some struggles hidden below the surface that they don’t feel can be shared with others. Here are four...
by Sharon Mager | Jul 14, 2025 | Cooperative Program
CP reaches Blue Zone status By: Mark Dooley Those who watch football know what the “Red Zone” is: when a team’s offense has possession of the ball inside their opponent’s 20-yard line. But do you know what the “Blue Zone” is? (Hint: it has nothing to do with...
by Sharon Mager | Jul 14, 2025 | politics
Churches, religious broadcasters prevail in lawsuit challenging Johnson Amendment TYLER, Texas (BP) – Averaging just over 200 in Sunday worship, First Baptist Church draws a 10th of Waskom – population 2,000 – to its sanctuary when it praises the Lord each Sunday. But...
