How did the Baptist church grow and what was its influence on America? In this article, David Jordan shares some vital Baptist history with us and tells us how early Baptists shaped the America we know and love today.

When I go birding, when I walk through the hills and pastures and along rivers, I am not walking away from my fears or even solving my problems. These small retreats do not fix me or the world; instead they restore my vision so that I may see with the clarity required to act helpfully and to live purposefully.

When reality is overwhelming, the psalmist reminds us that no matter where we are or what life around us is like, God is everpresent with us.

We may not be in our man-made walls, but the whole earth is God’s footstool. Do we truly see God’s world outside our front doors that way? Do we see all of Creation as God’s dwelling place that God Himself built?