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Church Planting

Joy in watching churches grow

by Wayne Guinn During my travels and preaching this spring, my wife Linda and I had the joy of celebrating the anniversary services of two of or church plants out of our ministry at Bethany […]

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Baptist Bible College Update

Priority 5: Global relevance

by Jim Edge Thinking globally today, the United States is no longer the center of the universe. Nowhere could that be seen more clearly than at our recent international BBFI meeting in the Philippines. Those […]

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Boston Baptist College Update

Pictures

by David Melton I like pictures. Around my office I have all kinds. My son, Samuel, did a sketch of our family when he was about six years old … I am tall and thin. […]

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Worldwide Missions

The Baptist Bible Fellowship really is International

by Jon Konnerup Awesome. Challenging. Unbelievable. Refreshing. Like our meetings used to be. Huge blessing. Revealing. God honoring. Proud to be part of the BBFI. Above are just a few of the responses I received following the Global Fellowship Meeting of the Baptist […]

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AfterWords

Bringing the future into the present

By Keith Bassham Over the years, I’ve learned that if you can master a few basics in just about any area of activity, you can do most anything that activity requires. Take football — you […]

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BBC Alumni Feature

What if…

by Mary Hughes The theme “What if…?” is a common one in literature and movies, and even in our personal daydreams. What if we had made dif­ferent choices or traveled the road not taken? What […]

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Baptist History

Thomas Spurgeon

The forgotten Spurgeon by Thomas Ray Charles Haddon Spurgeon was the most influential preacher of the 19th century. His achievements are truly remarkable. In 1854, at the age of 19, he was invited to become […]

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Urban Current

THE CITY, A Global History

by Charles Lyons Read any books lately that made you go “Wow!”? Joel Kotkin’s The City, A Global History had just that effect on me. How does an author jam so much into such few […]

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On the Table

Shaking the nations: Part II

by Keith Bassham Last month in this column I spoke of the Shaking of the Nations, and I wondered what “shaking” might take place before I wrote again. I did not know the shaking would […]

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President Perspective

The power of vision

by Linzy Slayden Helen Keller was asked one time what would be worse than being born blind. She quickly replied, “To have sight but no vision.” Franklin Field reminds us that “poor eyes limit your […]