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Baptist History Books Worth Your Shelf Space
Baptists have a longer and richer history than most of us realize — stretching back four centuries, crossing oceans and frontiers, and running through…
Jun 22
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Baptist Biographies Worth Your Time
There’s a reason the church has always told its story through the lives of its people.
Jun 22
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The Newport Collection of Baptist Hymns
As Baptists began to spread across the continent of America, they began to want books, songs, and resources that supported their beliefs.
Jun 18
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Receive and Transform
Be soil, not a sponge
Jun 4
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My Granny's Bible
It’s feels strange to go through someone else's personal life, but it’s a privilege that pastors often have.
May 24
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Baptists You Should Know
Oct 1, 2025
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Baptist Biographies Worth Your Time
Jun 22
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The power of the Word
Jan 3
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The Pastor as an Archeologist
Sep 2, 2025
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Big Data and the Holy Spirit.
Oct 7, 2025
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Make your choice
Jan 5
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The Revitalization Reading List: Best Books on Church Renewal and Replanting
Most churches in America are not dying from lack of effort. They are dying from lack of direction.
May 19
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The Office of Recording Secretary in the Southern Baptist Convention: Origins, Development, and Present Role
The office of Recording Secretary rarely receives the attention given to the office of president, but it has played an indispensable role in the history…
Apr 23
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Shaming the Strong
Learn how to live from those who are dying
Apr 16
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Whether We Live Or Die
Lasting just over a decade, the Conservative Resurgence took control of the SBC and her entities from those that were deemed as liberals.
Apr 9
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Where is the light?
While I was walking one night I found myself on a dark road without a lot of light.
Mar 19
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Signs of life
Where is God working around you?
Mar 16
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Walk Slow
Some things you can only see when you go slowly
Mar 12
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