Church Planting
A refreshing report
by Wayne Guinn O nce in a while the mailman delivers to your door a letter or card that lifts your soul and reminds you that what you are doing does make a difference. I […]
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Baptist Bible College Update
It’s all about the Gospel
by Ron Sears The month of May is filled with celebrations at 628 E. Kearney. In the next few days there will be groups of alumni gathering at class reunions and wondering why everyone looks […]
Feature Article
“It is finished.”
But it is Far From Over by Keith Bassham “…WE BELIEVE ON HIM THAT RAISED UP JESUS OUR LORD FROM THE DEAD; WHO WAS DELIVERED FOR OUR OFFENCES, AND WAS RAISED AGAIN FOR OUR JUSTIFICATION.” […]
Feature Article
BBFI National Meeting Report
by Keith Bassham Unusual and different are not words commonly used to describe fellowship meetings among Baptists, but the February meeting in Fort Worth, TX, was that from the beginning.
AfterWords
Should churches be tax-exempt? (Yes, and here’s why)
by Erik Stanley SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (BP) — Why is your church tax exempt? Why should it continue to be tax exempt? If I were to sit down and ask you these questions, would you have […]
Urban Current
What part of “Go” do you not understand?
by Charlie Miller Pastor, Lima Baptist Temple, Lima, OH Editor’s note – Charlie Miller is subbing this month for Charles Lyons who is taking a sabbatical. On the flight back from the national meeting in […]
Baptist History
Kin Choess and the Father-Talker
by Thomas Ray Long before the white man settled in the Brazos River Valley in Central Texas, the area was inhabited by the Wacoes, a tribe of American Indians. The Wacoes had a unique tradition […]
On the Table
Honored to serve
by Keith Bassham I began attending church to be near a pastor’s daughter during my teens. That decision led to another to become a Christian, and a later one to enter the ministry, and so […]
President Perspective
Investors or consumers?
by Linzy Slayden You may be familiar with the term day-trader. A day-trader is a high-risk investor who jumps in and out of the stock market, often many times a day, to capitalize on small […]
Worldwide Missions
One of the best-kept secrets
by Jon Konnerup You have probably heard about the Mayan “prediction” which declares that the earth will be ravaged by a variety of cataclysmic astronomical events around December 21, 2012. So, what does that mean? […]