We know the names Fred Rogers and Bob Ross, two staples of PBS television for many decades. But did you ever catch PBS re-airing the BBC’s Sister Wendy’s Odyssey, Sister Wendy’s Grand Tour, or Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting? I can remember thumbing through the limited number of channels before there were countless TV options … Continue reading
By Chris West I served the summer of 2017 with Welcome House Raleigh and lived as a House Host, served as a videographer and volunteered there since. Later, I served with CBF Communications OGM and CBFF doing all sorts of development and communications tasks for field personnel and global missions, including helping to organize the … Continue reading
By Renee Eddington This past summer during a chaplaincy internship, I was talking with other interns about prayer. I found myself in an odd place of not knowing how to pray, what to pray and why to pray. I was bound up by what I see now as technical aspects of prayer. I needed a … Continue reading
Georgia mobile grocer delivers good food and nutrition education for a healthier community beyond the southwest corner of the state By Jennifer Colosimo A few years ago, Tiffany Terrell attended a conference in Atlanta on the senior hunger crisis. She listened to the ways various organizations were attempting to alleviate the problem around the country … Continue reading
By CBF field personnel Kim Wyatt I see so many basic needs that are out of reach for our new neighbors, refugees and immigrants in our communities in North Carolina. Out of reach because they don’t know such an opportunity exists, so they don’t ask for it. Out of reach because of the cost or … Continue reading
I remember when I used to know it all. And it wasn’t enough to know it all. No, I had to tell others what they didn’t know. How else were they going to know? Do you ever catch yourself with these symptoms? Maybe “symptom” is not the best word when our culture almost demands our … Continue reading
By Carrie Harris Carries Harris served with Student.Go during the summer of 2010 in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. It is part of two of the poorest counties, Lee and Phillips Counties, in Arkansas. “I am an (almost) life-long Cooperative Baptist. I grew up in a CBF church, attended Passport Camps and sang in my youth choir … Continue reading
By CBF field personnel Alicia and Jeff Lee “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice!” Psalms 130:1-2 For a few years now, I (Alicia) have been leaning into the spiritual discipline of lament. We often rush past the uncomfortable feelings, desperate for relief and something more pleasant. Rushing … Continue reading
By CBF field personnel Janee Angel In 2010, the thought of war in Syria was the furthest thing from everyone’s mind. I remember my husband Hary telling me what a safe and wonderful place his home country was. It was a beautiful tourist destination with great food and smiling locals. Muslims and Christians happily lived … Continue reading
Is there anything more satisfying than telling someone off online and never physically encountering that person? Well, that’s what many people love about online platforms, where unaccountable remote posting doesn’t force us to come to terms with how we talk and interact with others. Some fascinating studies have found that people are likelier to write … Continue reading
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