Por Grayson Hester El Evangelio trata de unir a las personas en la unidad, no en la uniformidad. Si su objetivo último fuera aplanar la diversidad humana, la narración de la Torre de Babel no seguiría siendo hoy una parábola del aprecio (y la insistencia) de Dios por las diferencias que hacen especial a su … Continue reading
By Maha Boulos, CBF field personnel, Lebanon As tensions rise in the Middle East, CBF field personnel in the region continue to serve as vessels of God’s transformation. Chaouki and Maha Boulos minister in Lebanon and the Middle East through evangelism, leadership training and refugee aid. Chaouki and Maha are safe and in the midst … Continue reading
By Laura Foushee, CBF field personnel “Would you rather have someone do your laundry for a year or cook all your meals for a year?” The classic youth group game, “Would You Rather,” was played in both English and Japanese for the first time by many of our church members last month after a bilingual … Continue reading
By Kim & Marc Wyatt, CBF Global Missions Field Personnel, Raleigh, North Carolina We celebrated a momentous occasion in early August. Gathering with a diaspora of Ukrainian Christians we met up in Shelter 7 at Falls Lake State Park just north of Raleigh, N.C. It was a beautiful morning, cool and not as humid as … Continue reading
By Chris Hughes As the country prepares for another pivotal presidential election, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is inviting churches and ministries to engage in the political process through a first-of-its-kind voting rights advocacy campaign. The campaign is a collaboration between CBF’s Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice and Leadership Initiative and CBF Advocacy, with the aim of engaging … Continue reading
By Rev. Dr. Jeanne Anderson It was mid-July when I met with the grandmother of almost 3-year-old Emmanuel who had just passed away. Emmanuel’s uncle John interpreted. Since January, John’s parents had asked Fredericksburg Baptist Church to pray for Emmanuel and his family, which we did and still do. Emmanuel had a heart condition and … Continue reading
By Kristen Thomason The Reverend Candace McKibben held a preschooler’s yellow sweatshirt emblazoned with the words “We Are the Future.” The shirt belonged to a child who, along with his twin brother and their father, sought asylum in the United States. She wondered if the slogan sustained them during their dangerous journey to a better … Continue reading
By Stella Perrin, CBF Field Personnel I met Mara very soon after moving to Larnaca, Cyprus in October. Mara at that time was a regular volunteer at Oasis, the center run by All4Aid where I am based, and I knew immediately by her kind eyes and smile that I would like her. Although quiet, she … Continue reading
By Lynn Hutchinson Thirty-two years ago, I came to Portugal with my husband and young children to study language before going to work in a Portuguese-speaking country in Africa for five years. After that, we returned to French-speaking countries where we ministered for more than 20 years. When my husband and I recently returned to … Continue reading
By Andy Hale We are so busy, and our world is ever-changing. And yet, right outside my window are trees that have gone through their annual process of shedding their leaves, standing barren and withstanding the cold for several months before they will bud new leaves. Why is paying attention to everyday experience key to … Continue reading