The 2012 Turkey Can 5K – A Tradition Worth Keeping

The 2012 Turkey Can 5K – A Tradition Worth Keeping

Four years ago, Mark Mullis and Chad Purvis came to me with an idea really good idea.They wanted to put together a 5K-run on Thanksgiving morning and use the run as a way to raise awareness of the good work done by the volunteers of the food bank at First Baptist...
What the Pecan Trees Are Telling Me

What the Pecan Trees Are Telling Me

While walking around in a market in Cieneguilla, Peru, I noticed small bags of pecans hanging up for sale.  There in the midst of many kinds of fruit I couldn’t identify, was a fruit I can walk out of my office and pick up in our church’s parking lot. We...
There’s Life in the Mountains Many Can’t See

There’s Life in the Mountains Many Can’t See

Cieneguilla, Peru The ashy, lifeless Andes Mountains rise above the small village of Cieneguilla, Peru. The evidence of poverty surrounds this place like the mountains. It’s an odd place to make a home. Everything has to be brought here because nothing grows...
It Takes Courage to Stand Up To a Bully

It Takes Courage to Stand Up To a Bully

Teenage years can be filled with fun and excitement.  It’s also a very awkward time. The bodies of teenagers are constantly changing as hormones produce growth spurts that make them feel like they suddenly inhabited someone else’s body. Along with the...
Books by John Michael Helms

Books by John Michael Helms

Endorsed By Well-Known Baptists In this section of Michael’s website, you can explore his books which have been endorsed by well-known Baptists such as Dr. Walter “Buddy” Shurden, Dr. David Gushee, Dr. Emmanuel McCall, Dr. Pamela Durso, Dr. John...

Yob and the Bird Dog | Children’s Book

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