Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is this weekend. Your BR team has written and assembled material that will be very helpful to you, your class and your church family. This week’s print issue focuses on the biblical significance of human life. Please read every story. On the front page of this issue, BR content editor Seth Brown gives you a summary of why the nation reserves this Sunday for remembrance and worship. And please don't miss Daniel Ritchie's compelling story here in "Abortion is the anti-gospel."

If you subscribe to the BR digital edition, it was posted Tuesday, so you didn’t have to wait for the arrival of your print edition in the mail. Click here to learn how you can get the digital edition now. You’ll love it!

My editorial this week focuses on evangelism. I believe you will be encouraged to see how God is working to bring people to faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In this article I talk about a unique event that I participated in at Beach Road Baptist Church in Southport. I am really glad pastor Todd Houston asked me to publicly read through the book of Hebrews as part of the public reading of the entire Bible in 77 hours. You’ve got to read this!

Here’s a very important reminder. The Baptist State Convention of N.C. is asking for your nominations of Baptists who can serve on the convention’s board of directors, convention committees and organizations including the Biblical Recorder, Baptist Children’s Homes and the Baptist Foundation. Nominations are due January 31. Please click here to access the nomination form and information on the process of submitting your nomination(s). Please don’t ignore this. Your input is valuable!

Be blessed as you grow in grace and truth in 2016.