By Dewey Bland, chaplain at the Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers, Texas “If you’re a young man and you’re not being admired by an older man, you’re being hurt,” Robert Moore, Iron John: A Book about Men Joshua had Moses (Exodus 32-33) and Elisha had Elijah (1 Kings 19:16, 19-21). I am so thankful for … Continue reading
For over three decades, Sister Norma Pimentel has been at the front lines of supporting migrants who are seeking refuge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. As the executive director of the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande, Pimentel leads the efforts for emergency services, sharing baskets, clinical counseling, disaster response, homeless prevention program, and … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo The story of First Baptist Church of Abilene starts more than 100 years ago. Founded in 1881, its long history of sending people out into the world to share God’s love, plant new churches and be God’s presence is still exercised today. They’ve put their name on the map as a haven … Continue reading
By Karen Morrow Spring in Texas is marked by the blooming of bluebonnets, Indian paintbrushes and other wildflowers along the roadways. It is a yearly reminder of God’s faithfulness through the cooler winter days and an announcement of spring. These wildflowers bring joy and hope. Today I am seeing this same sense of hope in … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo Light switch awareness, a penchant for recycling, eating food we grow with our own hands… these things seem easy. They’re available ways to go green, and things most of us already think to do or want to do. But a small church in San Antonio is encouraging us to think about why … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester When Reverend James Briggs graduated from the now-defunct Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR), he had no intention of returning to his native Dallas, Texas. He also harbored no desire to start his own ministry, having seen the hardship such an endeavor put upon members of his own family. “It was something … Continue reading
Por Caleb Mynatt Hasta ahora, hay más preguntas que respuestas cuando se trata de la crisis en la frontera. Pero una iglesia del Compañerismo Bautista Cooperativo en Waco, Texas, está haciendo lo que puede para ayudar a los necesitados. En medio de una pandemia, escasez de alimentos y persecución política y étnica en América Central, … Continue reading
By Caleb Mynatt So far, there are more questions than answers when it comes to the crisis at the border. But a Cooperative Baptist Fellowhsip church in Waco, Texas, is doing what it can to help those who are in need. Amid a pandemic, food shortages and political and ethnic persecution in Central America, the … Continue reading
By Karen Morrow, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel There is a proverb that says, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Refugees arrive with many needs. Our desire is not to just provide the physical things they need, … Continue reading
By Chris Hughes If you were to have set foot onto the campus of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, between 1925 and 1959, there is a good chance you would have been given a very warm greeting from a man named John Thomas, the head custodian at the time. John Thomas was a … Continue reading