On the Table
So, what’s new?
by Keith Bassham Nothing, actually, according to Solomon in Ecclesiastes. Newness for us is more like using the phrase, “We have a new car. It is used, but I mean it is new to us.” […]
Month: January 2009
President Perspective
BBFI colleges are your best choice
by Rob Hoffman Recently, Chris, one of our single college students, told me how he was humiliated and mocked by his professor and other students at the University of Tennessee over a statement he made […]
Feature Article
From Crisis Control… to Christ Control
Annie Gudzunas – member of Calvary Baptist Church of Yorba Linda, California Calvary Baptist Church (CBC) of Yorba Linda has supported missionaries around the globe for over 30 years, and on Saturday, November 15, Pastor […]
Feature Article
The Baseline of Life
by Steve Van Winkle I ‘ve been watching the news more lately. You probably have too. If we compare notes, we’d probably have the same impressions. There’s less work, more uncertainty, and a general feeling […]
Feature Article
This Tribune is not bankrupt — thanks to you
by Keith Bassham “Tribune files for Chapter 11.” Did you see that headline a couple of weeks ago? I knew, of course, that the story was about the Chicago Tribune, but it still caused me […]
Urban Current
Election Exegesis
by Charles Lyons Barack Hussein Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009. First, let’s all reread Romans 13:1-2. “Let every soul be subject unto the higher […]
Baptist History
America’s Oldest African American Church
by Thomas Ray America’s Oldest African American Church Baptist History T he founding of the First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia, in 1788, is a story stranger than fiction. George Liele, the famous black […]
Church Planting
Young church ready for a big jump
by Wayne Guinn Jason just returned from a visit to one of our new church plants in Saginaw, Michigan. Guiding Light Bible Baptist Church, pastored by John Franzel, called the National Church Planting Office with […]
Worldwide Missions
Partnership
by Mark Hodges Think about the power of a tiny grain of wheat. One single grain can grow into a fully mature stalk of wheat. That stalk can in turn produce countless more grains of […]
Boston Baptist College Update
Boston’s Spiritual Surge in 2009
by David Melton I ‘ve enjoyed the vacation from politics. Remember how before election night every other TV commercial was a political ad? Then they just go away. Good riddance. But I still remember a […]