On the Table
Impatient for Easter
by Keith Bassham I’ve always loved the Noel Smith line of 50 years ago, “We have finally gotten around to Easter.” I cannot remember anticipating Easter as I did Christmas as a kid, but these […]
Month: April 2009
President Perspective
Accentuate the positive
by Gary Grey We are certainly living in a time of rapid change. I do not believe that God would be honored if we were to throw our hands up and give up in discouragement […]
Feature Article
A Scarcity of Hope
by Keith Bassham Easter is all about hope, and primarily hope connected with resurrection — Christ’s and ours. But unlike a human wish or mere optimism that things will somehow work out for us, hope […]
Feature Article
Nothing small about shorter Fellowship meeting
Some would think it ironic the first national BBFI midwinter Fellowship meeting with the new shorter schedule should take place in the large expanse offered by Houston, Texas. But anyone attending would agree the schedule […]
Baptist History
Jeremiah Vardeman The Kentucky Evangelist
by Thomas Ray Jeremiah Vardeman was probably the most effective pulpit orator and the most successful preacher who ever lived in Kentucky. He was born in Wythe County, Virginia, July 8, 1775. In 1779, at […]
Church Planting
Church Planters school to feature growth track
by Wayne Guinn The highlight of our spring will be our Church Planter Candidate School. Hosting our spring school will be Pastor Mark Hodges and the good people of Winter Haven Baptist Church in Winter […]
Worldwide Missions
Healthcare for missionaries
by Steve Bender Healthcare for missionaries has been discussed for many years among those of us who serve the missionaries, those who send them, and the missionaries themselves. Because of the extremely high cost involved, […]
Urban Current
Sin in the City
by Charles Lyons Three teenage boys are shot to death in broad daylight and our city barely sighs.” (Chicago Sun Times, Tuesday, February 24) We’re still reeling from weeks and weeks of the Governor Blagojavich […]
AfterWords
Mailbox Blessing
R. Albert Mohler Jr. | President | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Barack Obama Monday signed an executive order that reverses the Bush administration’s restrictions on federal funding for research that involves the destruction of […]