September 13, 2026

Organizing committee announced on Facebook that Saline Summerfest will not be held this year due to COVID-19 concerns.

via Lifeway Research (February 15, 2022)— "Most Pastors See Racial Diversity in the Church as a Goal but Not Reality," by Marissa Postell: Most Protestant pastors say every church should strive to achieve racial diversity, but few are achieving it .... There are also differences between what African American pastors are…

– February 20, 2022
via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 13: Genesis 12:1-3, "Now the Lord said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will…

– July 31, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Words without wisdom," by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: A life-giving tongue creates a positive environment, and even brings joy to a community. However, too often many of us choose conversation that is callous and criticizes as opposed…

– February 27, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (May 2, 2022)— "Be the Church in the marketplace" by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: This is a classic story of what God can and will do when lay people begin to take seriously the Lord’s call on their life to…

– May 15, 2022
Maundy Thursday— "On this Thursday before Good Friday, Christians of all colors and stripes celebrate three events on the last night our Lord spent with his apostles before the Crucifixion: the washing of the disciples’ feet, the suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal of Judas Iscariot. "The…

– April 14, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "The difference in knowing and loving," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, re Famed jeweler Harry Winston: A customer entered Winston’s store in New York City to buy a special diamond. One of his salesmen, his most knowledgeable…

– February 13, 2022
via Samaritan's Purse (March 28, 2022)— "Franklin Graham Meets with Samaritan's Purse Team in Ukraine": Work continues as fighting rages in eastern Europe. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, traveled to Ukraine this past weekend to meet with our teams who have been at work there since the early stages…

– April 3, 2022
Good Friday— "By no means is Good Friday an isolated event, said Winn Collier, the pastor of All Souls Charlottesville, a partner church with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. "Following the church calendar is a congregation’s way of following the footsteps of Christ throughout the year. And for both…

– April 15, 2022
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 this morning — via The White House, Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. As always and particularly in the face of this affliction, we pray for The President of the United States, his loved ones, and those in whose care he has been…

– July 21, 2022

“Detroit Pen Show” opened today, offering specialty items, real-world support for collectors and impactful writers

October 29, 2021

As the world and State of Michigan advance through increasingly less tenative steps back into a direction of personal engagement, trade events are returning to reassert their singular value. [1] With its return to the real world after having made its own necessary virtual adaptation for 2020, the current Detroit Pen Show serves as confident reminder on a great many fronts that there is no substitute for personal touch. [2] Thirteen months ago, Temple University published an ....

Baptist State Convention of Michigan hosted ethnic-linguistic event to support new church startups, Part 3: Work Sessions

May 29, 2022

In 2019, management consulting firm McKinsey & Company addressed the topic of international business mergers with the following opener: “Understanding culture, and proactively managing it, is critical to a successful integration. [1] This requires a comprehensive approach. The fact that these principles could be applied to the success of North American church-plantings derived from roots literally originated from all around the globe should have come as no surprise to anyone going into the recent Southern ....

Only Surviving Copy of “Scouting for Boys” Is on Display at Indiana University

May 28, 2008

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908. It is more particularly dated to January 24 of that year with the publication of Scouting for Boys, published as a three-part set by Horace Cox, London. [1,2,3] The only recorded copy in original parts is housed at Lilly Library on the campus of Indiana University, Bloomington. It is part of a collection of more than a thousand pieces built by creator and author of ....

Exclusive Interview With Debbie Stabenow, Democratic Party Candidate For The United States Senate From Michigan

November 2, 2018

Debbie Stabenow is the Democratic Party candidate running to serve in the US Senate on behalf of Michigan. Her Republican opponent is John James. [1,2] Last month, Saline Journal invited each individual to share their thoughts with our readers on a specific series of questions. Responses from Democrat Stabenow appear below. Responses from Republican James ran in Saline Journal yesterday. [3] Saline Journal: “What would you list as your top five priorities for 2019?” [4] ....