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My Mother Always Said …

This is the prayer journal of Ruby Prentiss. Ruby’s name is a fiction, but she is a real composite of women I have known and loved. She is a woman in ministry facing all-too-real challenges, not […]

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I Attended the Virginia BBF Pastor’s Meeting

I got excited about soul winning and church planting at the Virginia Baptist Bible Fellowship pastor’s meeting at Battlefield Baptist Church in Warrenton, VA, Friday, September 8. That meeting reminded me of the early BBF […]

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30 Ways to Pray for Your Pastor

Personal Prayer Needs Pray for their personal relationship with God. Pray that their time with God would be more than studying for a sermon. Pray for a fresh passion to know Jesus Christ. Pray that […]

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Overcoming family challenges

by Sheri Quidley Saturday, August 31, 2014, began like any other day in our home. I got up early to have coffee and Jesus time. About an hour later, Scott came downstairs ready to head […]

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He is there

by Rebekah Wright | BBFI Missionary | United Kingdom At the beginning of 2016, Brian printed a paper titled “Answered Prayers of 2016” full of blank lines. The third thing we wrote on that list […]

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My recommendations to young preachers

by Doug Kutilek Keep a journal to record your thoughts, life events, ideas, notable quotations, plans, and the like. This will serve you well for review and reflection. And go back from time to time […]

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The greatest gift ever

by Randy Harp Gift giving is one of the most popular traditions of Christmas. Retail sales are expected to exceed $650 billion this November and December — approximately $950 per person. That is a lot […]

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Annual preaching calendar

by Randy Harp I try to live by this simple principle: begin with the end in mind. I am sure it has something to do with my engineering background. As a senior pastor, I applied […]