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David begins Psalm 23 with “The LORD is my Shepherd, I have everything I need.” What a truth-packed verse! It is the most essential statement in the whole Psalm. If we truly believe this, then everything else will make sense. David’s first five words are: “The LORD is my Shepherd.” It is important that we understand who God is before we look at what He does or how He acts.

The Christian faith is a singing faith. A singing saint brings deep joy to the heart of God. There is not a chapter and verse in Scripture that explicitly states this, but when you consider the sum of singing commands and the role singing plays at so many critical points in redemptive history, we easily come to the conclusion that our God really, really likes to hear his people sing.

ONTARIO, Calif. – Gateway Seminary has announced the appointment of Paul G. Kelly as the new director of its Hawaii campus. The appointment advances the seminary's partnership with the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC), approved by Gateway trustees in October 2025, with classes set to begin in fall 2026.

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary officially kicked off its 2026 spring semester Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Leavell Chapel.

But how do we put the lust within to death? The answer is only found in Scripture. We put lust to death in the same way we put all habitual sins in our hearts to death: by loving God and His design more than we love our sin (Colossians 3:1-17). A lust problem is a love for God problem.

Before we identify our spiritual gifts and exercise them to build up the body of Christ, we should understand where spiritual gifts come from. The equipping of the saints for ministry fulfills a promise given by God in the Old Testament through the prophet Joel, who declared that one day the Spirit of God would be poured out on His people.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) –When United Believers Community Church moved to the Hickman Mills area of Kansas City at Easter of 2011, serving the area where the U.S. Census Bureau counts more than 16 percent as impoverished was a priority.

Tokyo was a whirlwind of colors, sounds and — most importantly — signs. For two weeks in November, the Deaflympics met in the capital city of Japan, where the International Mission Board had more than 50 workers and volunteers sharing the Gospel during the worldwide event for Deaf athletes.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Meant for the Mission, a two-year theme that will be woven throughout WMU curriculum beginning this fall, provided the backdrop for more than 20 different speakers who shared missions testimonies and illustrations of God’s faithfulness during WMU’s January board meeting, Jan. 10-12.

NASHVILLE (BP) – One year ago, residents along the Gulf Coast were having fun in the rarest-of-rare snow events. That mood is different today for those in areas forecast to receive severe winter weather this weekend, with predictions of freezing rain and snow accumulations in feet, not inches.