Feature Article
Abandon average health and wellness
by Steve Reynolds Tired. Stressed. Sick. Overweight. Do these words describe you? For the vast majority of pastors, they are the norm.
Month: January 2016
The Right Angle
Q. How does the Christian respond to the Syrian refugee crisis?
by Kevin Carson A. How do we respond to President Obama seeking to resettle more than 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States? As evidenced in social media, the average Christian is conflicted; in fact, non-Christians […]
Baptist History
George W. Truett — Pulpit paragon
by Doug Kutilek From early in the 20th century until his death, George Washington Truett (1867-1944) was the most famous Baptist pastor in America and perhaps the most highly acclaimed preacher of any denomination. He […]
Urban Current
Vision of a city church
by Charles Lyons The silver casket resting in the front of the packed auditorium cradled Jermaine’s body. Outside, it was a sunny May Saturday. Inside, a somber congregation clouded by bereavement contemplated the life of […]
AfterWords
Looking back at a vision
by Craig Dyson Fresh out of Baptist Bible College in 1963, a young preacher and his wife headed to their roots with a firm belief in something the late pastor John Rawlings said: “Find a […]
On the Table
Happy New Year
by Randy Harp Growing up, one of my favorite comics was Calvin and Hobbes. I remember one year, about this time, Calvin having a pretty heated discussion with Hobbes, his sardonic stuffed tiger. “Resolutions? Me? […]
President Perspective
Vision and the BBFI
by Eddie Lyons In a 2010 TED talk, Melinda Gates commented that no matter where she travels, she finds Coca-Cola. She went on to discuss a few practices that have made Coke so successful. The […]
Worldwide Missions
20/20 Vision – Seoul, Korea
by Jon Konnerup As Jesus finishes speaking with the sinful and confused woman at the Samaritan well in John 4, the disciples arrive. They are more concerned about food, or perhaps even more about religious […]
Baptist Bible College Update
Church Planting
Be sure of your calling
by John Gross One of the most challenging biblical questions of ministry is: Is an individual “God-called” into ministry? The Bible is full of individuals who answered the call of God as they were persuaded […]