On Friday, March 22, at a banquet held by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Angel Pittman was named Businesswoman of the Year for the non-profit sector. Angel and her husband Jason serve as CBF field personnel in Miami. She received the award as the director of Touching Miami with Love, a ministry of the … Continue reading
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Who am I that I should go?
The following post is from Lesley-Ann Hix, a student at McAfee School of Theology and participant at CBF’s most recent event, Advocacy in Action. This blog is a part of a series of experience blogs from the event. There are beloved people in my life who live in the pains of marginalization every day, and … Continue reading
Advocacy in Action: Reflections
Katie Sciba reflects on her 2011 experience as a part of Advocacy in Action, an annual CBF-sponsored event in Washington, D.C. Katie is from Victoria, Texas. This week a group of Advocacy in Action participants made the trek to D.C. It’s tricky equating your faith with politics. I have always avoided this as much as possible. … Continue reading
Doing Justice Requires Listening
Harry Rowland, CBF’s Missional Networks Specialist, reflects on the church’s gospel calling to be an advocate for those living on the margins of society. One of the greatest handicaps of caring Christians is thinking we know and understand the needs of those living on the margins of society. An honest confession is needed here. We … Continue reading
What is in your hand?
This past Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the banquet for Health Outreach to the Middle East. I was humbled and challenged. It was one of those situations as described in the song, “a missionary came to your church and his pictures made you cry.” I think my missionary journey has given me some … Continue reading
Is it globalization or a new colonialism?
Recently I have been pondering the idea of globalization as the new colonialism. I cannot take credit for the idea. It began after listening to a podcast from Emergent Village with Musa Dube. Honestly, I have applauded globalization. It has offered an opportunity for the church in the West to engage with the world first … Continue reading
Rural ministry helps fulfill lifetime dream for three Perry County families
In a rural county that struggles with poverty, three families became first-time homeowners in June. The ribbon-cutting ceremony happened June 22 in Perry County, Ala., one of the nation’s poorest counties. The new houses were made possible through a grant awarded to Sowing Seeds of Hope, a local non-profit organization that is part of the CBF’s rural … Continue reading
Is Jesus leaning over your checkbook?
“The fact is, any of us in this room who earns more than $3 a day is wealthier than almost half the people who live on the earth. Over 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. So with regard to this struggling economy, many of us are anxious here. Very few of us are … Continue reading
Service state(s) of mind
This past weekend… In Georgia, more than 600 youth gathered for March Mission Madness: http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1112100723/Helpin-and-paintin In Alabama, walkers traveled from Birmingham to Marion to raise awareness of poverty: http://www.alabamacbf.org/ Continue reading
The Poor Will Be Glad — and so will you
There’s a revolution brewing; a revolution against poverty. Beginning with a powerful comparison of his own daughter’s life situation to that of Malika, a dear girl he met in an orphanage in Mumbai, Phil Smith has written a rallying cry, and a training manual, for joining the revolution. Continue reading