From Sermon Entitled, “He Made Me Do It” — Smoke Rise Baptist Church, August 13, 2017 By Chris George Matthew 14:22 reads, “Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go…” He made them do it. He sent them into the storm. Let me share a real worry of mine. I worry that the … Continue reading
Litany for Charlottesville God, we are sad to see the stark truth of demons that remain among us: Hatred, bigotry, racism, and white supremacy. We are sad to see flagrant parades of violence in our streets, Flaunting prejudice and intolerance. We mourn with our sisters and brothers who are harmed in body and soul By … Continue reading
By Lawrence Powers This Saturday morning, I awoke to phone notifications that something had happened in Charlottesville, Virginia. I’d gone to bed without checking the news and had missed it the evening before. As I pushed myself out of bed, and planted my feet on the floor to begin a new day, I read about … Continue reading
CBF Advocacy is dedicated to demonstrating the love of Christ by loving our most neglected and marginalized neighbors. CBF Advocacy seeks to mobilize action for pending policy measures with a focus on the public witness of the church. This alert comes from our Advocacy Action Team for Immigration and Refugee Advocacy, which is rooted … Continue reading
By Jerry Chiles Ministers have many things in common: calling, desire for the kingdom of God to be realized on earth, a love for people, frustration with the same people we love, and/or the slow pace that churches change or the way they refuse to change just to mention a few. There is at least … Continue reading
By Michael Mills [This is one in a series of posts. Read Part 1 here.] “I wish the Enlightenment had never happened. What a monumental boof up that has forever set the human race on an unfortunate trajectory. Because of that dumb Enlightenment, we now have to deal with this myth of self-sufficiency, the belief that … Continue reading
By Nell Green We just finished a conference sponsored by the Refugee Highway Partnership for North America. We have participated in this partnership for quite a few years. This group was networking and addressing the needs for refugees long before the current crisis of historical record high numbers of refugees. It was impressive to see … Continue reading
