Urban Current
Multicultural adventure
by Charles Lyons I hadn’t been to Albert Lea for several years but it was family reunion time. I pulled off the interstate and headed to Walmart to pick up some supplies. I was blown […]
Year: 2014
On the Table
There are no ordinary people
by Keith Bassham As we were going to press, the national news media was reacting to the suicide death of actor-comedian Robin Williams.
President Perspective
Faith conquers fear
by Linzy Slayden One of the greatest problems we all face is the problem of fear. According to psychiatric reference books, there are approximately 2,000 classified fears we could face in today’s world. Those documented […]
Worldwide Missions
Missionary training
by Jon Konnerup The final mandate from Jesus in Matthew 28:19-20 was not just the introduction to a new task; but rather a reminder and final commissioning of a task that had already been clearly […]
Church Planting
Some questions and answers
by John Gross As your newly appointed director of home missions and evangelism I want to thank the executive committee for their confidence in my appointment to this position. It is very humbling. But I […]
Baptist Bible College Update
Another exciting time for BBC
by Mark Milioni This past January, we achieved a great victory together. We prayed, we worked, we gave, and together we did it! We raised $600,000 and the Rawlings Foundation matched that amount! We met […]
Boston Baptist College Update
Feature Article
The Great War
by David Stokes “It is tempting to say that what we now call World War One was merely about military might meeting political folly. But I think the roots of the conflict lay in something […]
Feature Article
What about the Blood Moons?
by Robert Pate Pastor of Bible Community Baptist Church, Central City, IA Who has not gazed at the ebony blackness of a night’s sky and marveled at the flickering lights upon its cosmic sea. I […]
AfterWords
The lost generation
by Keith Bassham The United States Army thought they were going to enlist Arthur Carrell Weber. In his schoolboy-appearing cursive signature on the draft registration, the “o” appeared to be an “a.” Never mind, though. […]