By Sam Harrell Awe and wonder. Spiritual teachers suggest this might be the most authentic and appropriate response to an encounter with the beauty and complexity of God’s creation. These were in abundant supply as participants in the recent Kutana Kenya initiative experienced the rare beauty of diverse eco-systems during a two-week immersion experience in … Continue reading
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
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
By Michael Mills “I’m a Millennial, so I don’t like labels.” -Tomi Lahren Ironic? Terribly. But does anyone like being labeled? I’ve been a Baptist my whole life. Some of my earliest memories come from the small Baptist church my family was a part of. Many of these early memories are not first-hand memories because … Continue reading
