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Urban Current

¿Qué Pasa en Bogotá?

By Charles Lyons The modern skyline of Bogotá poses dramatically against the dark shadow of surrounding mountains. Boasting almost 8,250,000 people, this burgeoning metropolis near the geographic center of Colombia represents one more exciting story […]

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Church Planting

Fall Calendar full for NCPO events

By Wayne Guinn What an eventful summer! We have been actively involved in several loan projects, as well as consulting with several churches to help restructure their present loans. The economic and unemployment conditions in […]

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Feature Article

Let history repeat itself

By Sean Sears I hated history in high school. It probably had more to do with the bland personality of my teacher than the actual subject matter itself. That guy, as nice as I’m sure […]

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On the Table

Treasures in history and books

By Keith Bassham M. L. and Marjorie Ellis, former members of Canton Baptist Temple, had transferred to the Tulsa area and attended my Sunday school class at Eastland Baptist Church when I was there about […]

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Global Partners

Surviving God’s Call

BBFI Chaplains are serving a unique mission field. By Jeremiah Caitlin (as told to Jim Smith) When we first arrived in Kuwait, I saw several units that did not have a chaplain. I asked my […]

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President Perspective

Missions at the forefront

by Mark Hodges When Jesus left this earth for heaven, He left behind a mission for us to complete (Matthew 28:19-20). Down through the centuries, men and women have paid a great price to see […]

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Baptist History

Africa: The graveyard of missionaries

by Thomas Ray Africa was once called the “Graveyard of Missionaries.” The loss of life had become so devastating that the Baptist Mission Board had stopped asking for any new volunteers. William Crocker, the subject […]

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On the Table

Living Under Pressure

by Keith Bassham Living under pressure I feel fortunate in many ways that I live as a Christian in this time and place. I wonder if I could have withstood persecution, prosecution, and torture alongside […]

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President Perspective

The threefold cord

by Gary Grey As leaders in organizations, we are always looking for analogies to help people understand the need for cooperation rather than competition. A young woman was giving a speech about this and said, […]