Baptist Life

OWENSBORO, Ky. (KT) – A longtime Baptist pastor in western Kentucky is being fondly remembered following his death Tuesday after suffering a stroke. more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Seventy-five years ago, in June 1944, after the largest amphibious landing in history, U.S. and Allied forces began their offensive push from the blood-soaked beaches of Normandy to the east of France and deep into Germany with the intent of restoring freedom to Europe and preserving it for the rest of the world. More than 160,000 troops landed at Normandy on D-day. An unknown number of chaplains were there as well, providing a comforting glimpse of God's presence in the chaotic fog of war. more

As I boarded the plane, a flight attendant told me to put my carry-on in the First Class overhead compartment.  I wasn’t IN First Class, there was just room there for storage.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t get it in the bin.  I pushed and shoved but it wouldn’t budge.  more

CORBIN, Ky. (KT) – Central Baptist Church Pastor Chad Fugitt, who has led five churches in southeastern Kentucky with evangelism and discipleship as his hallmark, will be nominated to become the next president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. more

SOUTHEAST ASIA (KT) —William and Nancy Potter,* IMB workers who serve in Southeast Asia, love hearing about baptisms of people they don’t know. News of strangers being baptized means there has been generational growth of Christians in their area. more

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) - Richard Carnes, the president and CEO of the Kentucky Baptist Foundation, will serve one more year before retiring after completing a dozen years of service to Kentucky Baptists. more

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Christians say the Bible is God's Word, but even among Protestant churchgoers only a third spend time reading it every day, according to a study released Tuesday. more

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- It took a while, but Chad Ball has learned to say two words that aren't in the vocabulary of many Southern Baptist pastors, "I can't." more

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (KT) – The numbers for the fifth annual LoveLoud project of the Pike Association of Southern Baptist churches was astounding. more

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Joyce Rogers had just called her daughter Janice Edmiston to report her safe arrival at the optometrist's office. At 85, the widow of Adrian Rogers is grateful for their daughter's concern. more