Worldwide Missions
New Hope for Nepal
by Jon Konnerup This past October, I visited Nepal for the second time in my life. The trip brought to mind memories of my first visit nine years earlier. I remembered how the smoke and […]
Month: January 2010
Feature Article
The Existence of God – Part 1
Second article in the series “With Good Reason” by Keith Bassham I will depart from the expected format a Bible student/teacher might use for getting at the arguments for the existence of God. For one […]
Feature Article
The Widow’s Might
Pastor Keith Blake of Tulsa, Oklahoma, declares confidently that the first comprehensive ministry established by the early church was designed primarily to meet the needs of widows (Acts 6). He asks why churches today have […]
Feature Article
BBFI sends aid to Haiti after devastating earthquake
by the Tribune As the Tribune was going to press, we received the news of the devastating earthquake in Haiti January 12. Almost immediately, BBFI pastors and church members began making plans to help in […]
Baptist History
Justus Vinton – the hero of Burma
by Thomas Ray Justus Vinton was born February 17, 1806, in Ashford, Connecticut, and converted at the age of ten. Believing God had called him to preach the gospel, he enrolled at the age of […]
Urban Current
A force for God and good
by Charles Lyons Steps away from the floor where Michael Jordan led the Bulls to multiple championships, 300 leaders from across Chicago gathered at the United Center meeting room. Mayor’s office reps, Chicago Police brass, […]
On the Table
Preserving the past, or deserving a future
by Keith Bassham A day or so before we went to press, good friend and BBFI pioneer evangelist Don Brown was called home by the Lord. A full obituary will be included in the next […]
President Perspective
Church planting stories old and new
by David Shaffer Church planting utilizes different methods, different circumstances, and different people. Let me give you four scenarios from my experience. 1967 My family was driving over 20 miles from Clearwater, Kansas, to attend […]
President Perspective
Preparing for the upcoming meeting
by Mark Hodges Vance Havner once wrote, “Throughout the history of the Church, when clouds have hung lowest, when sin has seemed blackest and faith has been weakest, there have always been a faithful few […]
Church Planting
Partnership for church planting
by Wayne Guinn Here is a portion of a report from one of our NCPO partners, Pastor Jeff Coffman of Calvary Baptist Church in Muleshoe, Texas: The dictionary says a dream is “…a vision of […]