Stories tagged with: new birth

• At age 86, Pete knew someone would lead him to God

  by Michael Waters, posted Monday, July 23, 2018 (6 years ago)

  

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  CONCORD, N.C. (BP) -- In the spring of 2016, I learned that Harvey "Pete" Overcash was in a nursing home for rehabilitation due to an accident with a garden tiller. He did not attend our church, but his wife Norma was a faithful member for more than 40 years and had recently become homebound with declining health.

  Norma was a children's Sunday School teacher while Pete showed no desire to attend church with her, but she faithfully prayed for him. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: The wonder of it all

  by Joseph Bunce, posted Monday, January 23, 2017 (7 years ago)

  The words "woe" and "wow" are part of Joseph Bunce's journey of faith. "The thought of hell and the realization of my sin brought a sense of woe into my life," he writes of a despair that ended when "I was wowed by the amazing grace of Almighty God." Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: A $4 CD

  by Art Toalston, posted Wednesday, June 08, 2016 (8 years ago)

  Learning even a word in Spanish can be a winsome venture, Art Toalston notes. The word "maravilloso" (Spanish for marvelous), for example, can spark a special reaction, "something like, 'Oh, you're trying to learn my language,'" BP's senior editor writes. Read More

• Prosecutor faces pastor's 'provocative question'

  by Luana Ehrlich, posted Wednesday, November 25, 2015 (8 years ago)

  

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  YUKON, Okla. (BP) -- As a prosecutor for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, attorney Travis White was familiar with asking probing questions and trying to ascertain the truth. However, White wasn't prepared for "a very provocative question" from Chris Smith, teaching pastor at Yukon Church in Yukon, Okla.

  Smith had come by White's home after the attorney attended Yukon Church the previous Sunday. At the end of the visit, Smith asked White about his relationship with the Lord. Read More

• Bosnian immigrant finds more than American dream

  by Karen Pearce, posted Friday, July 10, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  SHREVEPORT, La (BP) -- Warmth enveloped Jasmine when she came up from the baptismal waters at Broadmoor Baptist Church. "Everything was warm around me and I was feeling happiness and like finally I'm complete," she said. "I can say it now aloud.... 'That's me, that's what I am, I am Baptist.'" Read More