By Liz Andrasi Deere In the early 1500s Michelangelo painted Adam and God reaching out to one another, hands almost touching, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. To Rev. Dr. Ronald Oliver, this image of The Creation of Adam captures life’s foundational questions: How do we connect with God? How is God trying to … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey On November 14, the “caravan” of Central American migrants arrived at the United States’ southern border in Tijuana, Mexico. Most sought to file an asylum claim, which the U.S. is legally obligated to hear from migrants fleeing violence. Some intended to cross the border by any means necessary. Few wished to … Continue reading
Por Blake Tommey El 14 de noviembre, la llamada “caravana” de migrantes centroamericanos llegó a la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos en Tijuana, México. La mayoría de sus integrantes buscaron presentar una solicitud de asilo, que los Estados Unidos están legalmente obligados a escuchar de aquellos que huyen de la violencia. Algunos pretendían cruzar … Continue reading
By Ashleigh Bugg “Beyond Your Culture. Beyond Your Comfort Zone. Beyond Yourself.” That’s the motto of Student.Go, urging young adults to look past personal comfort in order to explore the wider world. Student.Go is the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s student missions program, providing opportunities for students to serve alongside CBF field personnel and ministry partners in the United States and around the world. Virginia-native Takiya Delbridge has lived by this slogan, serving in Student.Go … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey When Tokyo pastor Kei Jokura announced his plans for the final Sunday of Advent, he prepared his congregation for a singular experience. Carson and Laura Foushee, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel serving in Tokyo, would be sharing the pulpit and reflecting on the persons of Mary and Joseph on the upcoming birth of their first child. … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey At the time Minos Saint Amand met Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Jenny Jenkins, he was living on a dirt floor under poorly woven cloth supported by a few sturdy branches. Even so, he welcomed her to his plot in Petit Paradis, Haiti, with a radiant smile and began to recount his … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey On September 28, 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, the deadliest of 2018, struck the island of Sulawesi just outside of Palu, Indonesia, prompting a five-meter tsunami that devastated bayside homes and businesses. The quake’s deadliest effects, however, came as entire square miles of soil—one under a government-subsidized housing development—completely liquified, burying hundreds of homes and residents in the … Continue reading
