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Rev. Edwin Michael “Mike” Blount, age 66, of Toccoa passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, at his home. Born May 21, 1957, in Athens, GA, he was the son of the late James Frederick and Myra Jane Vaughn Blount.
Rebekah Lockhart drove past leafy, vibrant banana trees on her way to the airport in Uganda. As she passed them, she wondered if she would ever see them again. Was this the last time she would be in this land she had grown to love?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “In the flow of church history, we understand that even as the graduates are gloriously arrayed before us, they’re the promise of service and ministry to the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is founded upon the prophets of the apostles,” said President R. Albert Mohler, Jr. as he addressed the graduates of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Southeastern Seminary and The College at Southeastern celebrated the graduation of 277 students during commencement ceremonies Friday, May 10. Graduation is a highly anticipated time at Southeastern as friends and family come together to celebrate the graduates, their academic achievements, and God’s sustaining faithfulness in their lives.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Meeting at the offices of the North American Mission Board in metro Atlanta on Monday and Tuesday, May 6-7, members of NAMB’s Board of Trustees gained a greater understanding for the diversity of the city and the challenges that come with reaching it with the gospel.
The U.S. President’s Lifetime Achievement award was presented to long-time Southern Baptist Don Biadog Jr., a retired Navy chaplain, at the historic Officer’s Club at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The award was presented April 18 by Major General Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of Third Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Weingart, executive officer of headquarters and headquarters squadron at MCAS Miramar.