The Welcome Table
offering for global missions

The Welcome Table

By Nell Green A few years ago, my son introduced me to a song, “I’m Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table”. It is a song they sing weekly at the beginning of their Sunday gathering.  The anonymous author of the spiritual was likely an enslaved person. The song was adapted and used during the civil … Continue reading

Happy Thanksgiving from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
General CBF

Happy Thanksgiving from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

In this season of giving thanks, we celebrate our CBF family, and we are grateful for you. As we gather today around many tables around the world, may we feel Christ’s love that connects us all in beautiful beloved community. Thank you for all of the ways you partner with us and share your bold … Continue reading

Happy Thanksgiving from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
General CBF

Happy Thanksgiving from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

In this season of Thanksgiving, we pause to give thanks to our CBF family, gathered at many tables across the country and around the world. We are grateful for all of the ways you practice bold faith partner with us to share God’s love and transform lives around the world. On this day of giving … Continue reading

Discovering and giving thanks—together
Advent

Discovering and giving thanks—together

By Mark Thomas  Thanksgiving Eve this year was a gorgeous, though windy, day in central Kentucky. My wife, son, and I found ourselves heading west on the Bluegrass Parkway. Our initial destination was the small town of Hodgenville, recently profiled on the SEC Network program, True South. We were going to Laha’s Red Castle, which … Continue reading

Abundance at the Table – Giving Thanks and Praise through the Choices We Make
creation care

Abundance at the Table – Giving Thanks and Praise through the Choices We Make

By Christian McIvor A few weeks ago, my wife, our two daughters (ages 5 and 1-1/2), and I were fortunate to be able to spend a very long Thanksgiving weekend together in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Our trip gave us some much-needed time intentionally spent together as a family. My wife … Continue reading