By Missy Ward I entered a small room to see a once healthy four-year-old boy lying on the bed. He laid motionless with his eyes closed. I could immediately tell that he had lost a significant amount of weight. I became even more concerned than before. I found out from his mom that it had … Continue reading
By Ralph McCoy As the bombs began to fall, we grieved that we could leave but they could not. My wife, Emily and I are members of Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham, N.C. In November, 2012, we had the unique opportunity to visit Gaza with a delegation of Interfaith Peace Builders. This was an … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey Father Greg Boyle says that the “Jesus Strategy” is one of kinship, of not serving the other in the lowly place, but being one with the other in the lowly place. In this way, Jesus was not a man for others; he was one with them. There is a world of difference … Continue reading
By Jennifer Ferry It’s often said that everything is bigger in Texas and for one church in Fort Worth, that statement is true. Broadway Baptist Church is home to the largest pipe organ in the state of Texas. The Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn Organ is a 191-rank organ—meaning it has 191 rows of pipes—with five keyboards … Continue reading
DECATUR, GA – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is helping to make a difference in the lives of children and families from Central America crossing into the United States from Mexico and is encouraging Cooperative Baptists to support the Fellowship’s current and future work with these refugees. In addition to these efforts, responses to the crisis … Continue reading
Diann Whisnand is one of CBF’s field personnel serving in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Her efforts are mostly in Hidalgo County, which is top in the U.S. for concentrated poverty, and she works on several levels addressing the issue of systemic poverty. Whisnand’s main focus—the Rio Grande Valley Literacy Center—is a development ministry … Continue reading
The following are brief “missions moments” from one of CBF’s field personnel serving in the Middle East in a secure location where Christian persecution is a daily reality. Please pray for the author who has followed God’s call to serve the most marginalized and neglected people in our world. Showing Christ’s Love The level of … Continue reading
By Aaron Weaver One night in January 2012, a point-in-time count identified 633,782 people experiencing homelessness. Put another way, 20 out of 10,000 individuals in the United States were living in an emergency shelter, transitional housing program, safe haven or place not meant for human habitation on that cold night. Relying on data from sources … Continue reading
Recently I went to an Iftar. This is the evening meal eaten during Ramadan by Muslims after the sun goes down. In Houston where 25% of the population is foreign born it is easy to become friends with someone from another faith, culture, or ethnic background. Yet very few iftars will be shared with diversity represented around the table. Not too surprising really. How diverse are those gathered around our Thanksgiving or Christmas tables? Continue reading
By Meredith Holladay You won’t find a simple checklist. You won’t find a how-to booklet. You won’t find pre-fab goals. You won’t even be guaranteed that your church will add numbers to its rolls. But you will find questions. Who is God calling us to be? What is God calling us to do? Dawnings, an … Continue reading