By Delores Stimpson CBF Field Personnel, Durham, N.C. Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 (NIV) I can remember how excited I would become when mom and dad would announce our annual vacation. I was eager and impatient … Continue reading
By Elket Rodríguez Where cross the crowded ways of life, Where sound the cries of race and clan… In haunts of wretchedness and need, On shadowed thresholds dark with fears, From paths where hide the lures of greed… Above the noise of selfish strife, We hear Thy voice, O Son of Man. –Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life, by … Continue reading
Por Elket Rodríguez Donde se cruzan las sendas de la vida y hay gritos de razas y de clanes en antros de vicio y de miseria donde las sombras están llenas de terrores y se ocultan la lujuria y la avidez. Por encima de ruidos y egoísmos Hijo del hombre, oímos tu voz. –Donde se … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester En español Elket Rodríguez, CBF Field Personnel, and Ruben Ortiz, Latino Field Ministries Coordinator, recently embarked upon a spiritual pilgrimage to the Darién Gap, an infamously perilous stretch of jungle connecting Colombia and Panama. It owes its fame to its status as the only land bridge between North and South America; in … Continue reading
Por Grayson Hester Elket Rodríguez, CBF Field Personnel, and Ruben Ortiz, Latino Field Ministries Coordinator, recently eElket Rodríguez, Personal de Campo de CBF, y Rubén Ortiz, Coordinador de Ministerios de Campo Latino, emprendieron recientemente una peregrinación espiritual en el Paso del Darién, un peligroso tramo de selva que conecta Colombia y Panamá. El paso del … Continue reading
By Andy Hale This week’s CBF Podcast features an enlightening conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Keuss, a professor of Christian ministry, theology, and culture at Seattle Pacific University. Dr. Keuss, the author of several impactful works, including Your Neighbor’s Hymnal, Live the Questions, and Defiant Hope, Active Love, shares his insights on what it means for … Continue reading
Anna Anderson serves in Rocky Mount, N.C with her husband, LaCount, who is the Executive Director of the Eastern North Carolina Poverty Network. The Andersons work in the northeastern part of North Carolina with Together for Hope, the rural development coalition founded by CBF over 20 years ago. By Anna Anderson The Baptist Women in Ministry … Continue reading
By Co’Relous Bryant, senior pastor at United Church of Lincoln, Va. When the logic of this world fails to offer a cogent explanation of what the heck is going on. I turn to divine interrogatories for relief. I have developed a bold posture of asking God to provide answers for the growing incongruence of how … Continue reading
By Andy Hale Welcome to this week’s CBF Podcast Conversation. Our guest is Dr. Scott Coley, a lecturer in philosophy at Mount St. Mary’s University, whose work spans philosophy of religion, moral epistemology, and political philosophy. Dr. Coley is the author of the newly released Ministers of Propaganda, a thought-provoking book that examines how Christian … Continue reading
By Laura Stephens Reed “I didn’t know about that [congregational event or decision].” This sentence is a dagger to the heart of anyone who has ever spent a long time writing a church newsletter article, made an announcement in worship, or posted meticulously crafted graphics about that very thing on social media. And yet, this … Continue reading