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Celebrate Christmas: Exploring the truths, traditions and meaning of Christmas

Click here to see the full-digital version of the Dec. 15 Messenger, which contains the Celebrate Christmas insert. Christmas: A Celebration of Incarnation by Christian T. George Flesh. The entirety of Christianity hangs upon this little word. It is a word that existed in the mind of God before the invention of email or iPhones, before laptops, automobiles

WEEK OF PRAYER: Pakistani Christians thank pioneer missionaries for bringing them the Gospel

by Goldie Frances EDITOR’S NOTE: Karachi is featured in the Week of Prayer for International Missions: Dec. 4-11. KARACHI, Pakistan (BP)—Aadam Channar* was only a young boy quietly listening in the shadows when Baptist missionary Hu Addleton first brought the Gospel to his Hindu tribal village in the Sindh province of Pakistan. “They stayed all

Annual Meeting brings Oklahoma Baptists ‘Together’

MOORE—Nearly 800 messengers from churches throughout Oklahoma took part in the 105th Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma at Moore, First, Nov. 14-15. The following contains highlights of the preaching, music, fellowship and business proceedings. The meeting started with a bang, offering a powerful time of worship and preaching on Monday evening,

PERSPECTIVE: Say thanks

“OK, Joey, what do we say to Aunt Louise for such a nice gift?” I suspect every parent has spoken similar words to their child. Children often get so caught up in joy over the gift that they fail to say thanks to the giver. I wish that were only true of children, but I

35,000 miles later, more are aware of John 3:16

by Dana Williamson Associate Editor When Tim Gentry drove away from last year’s annual meeting in Shawnee, he knew he had a busy year ahead of him. Gentry, evangelism group leader for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, had plans to visit every association in the state on a MY316 Road Trip. Purpose of the

Hobbs elected Messenger editor

Brian Hobbs, director of communications for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, has been elected editor of the Baptist Messenger by the Executive Committee acting on behalf of the Board of Directors. With his added duties, Hobbs, 32, becomes the 11th editor of the Messenger, which is celebrating its Centennial in 2012. “Brian has served