On the Table
A non-extreme makeover
by Keith Bassham Readers will notice a slightly different look in the Tribune this month. The pages are wider. There are some layout and design changes. A few of the columns and ads have been […]
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Old Men’s Dreams – Young Men’s Visions
“A New Wrinkle On An Old Passage” Joel 2:28-29 By Rick Cochran The temptation is to assume that these “old men” are daydreaming about the past…the way it use to be. The context of Joel […]
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I owe a lot to Curtis Goldman
By Kent York — kentyork@juno.com In the early 50s, Curtis Goldman pastored the Calvary Baptist Church of Chickasha, Oklahoma. My mother would walk six blocks with my older brother and sister to Sunday school every week. […]
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The ultimate Christmas truce
by Steve VanWinkle “…and on earth peace, good will toward men.” I can’t help but hear the voice of Linus every time I read this snippet of the proclamation by the heavenly host on the first Christmas. I […]
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Being a wise gift-giver:
Choosing the best gifts for everyone on your Christmas list by Kevin Carson Ah, the pressures of the Christmas gift list. What do you buy and why? Did you know there are principles from Proverbs […]
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ABCs of highly effective prayer
by Jim and Jeri Combs In the tradition of acrostic or alphabetical psalms and chapters in the Bible (see Psalm 119), it is appropriate to arrange these great truths on prayer in English alphabetical order. […]
AfterWords
Preaching from a grocery bag
By Don Nevels – BBFI missionary to Argentina Very soon after Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, and during the raging battles of the Second World War, Don (that’s me), Nancy, Carole, and Larry Nevels came […]
Baptist History
James Ireland
The preacher they tried to kill By Thomas Ray James Ireland was born in 1748 to an affluent Scottish family. His future was filled with promise, but a youthful indiscretion forced him to abandon his […]
Urban Current
Where is God?
By Charles Lyons The untimely pregnancy sets tongues a wagging in this Palestinian village. A young maiden’s betrothed does the socially improper, politically incorrect, religiously unacceptable thing; he stays true to his fiancée. On top […]