Feature Article
Typhoon Haiyan
Just a few days before the Tribune went to press, Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines at 5 a.m. local time, November 7. Relief efforts had already been underway because of an earthquake that hit the […]
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Feature Article
Austin, TX, church struggles through loss
…and ministers in midst of flood disaster First Independent Baptist Church suffered major damage when Austin, TX, received more than a foot of rain overnight and into the early morning October 31.
Baptist History
Daniel Merrill
The Congregationalist who became a Baptist by Thomas Ray Daniel Merrill was born March 18, 1765, in Rowley, MA, into a deeply religious family. His father was the head deacon in the Rowley Congregationalist Church, […]
Urban Current
Babylon and Bethlehem
by Charles Lyons Golden Babylon. Mighty Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar said, “Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of […]
Worldwide Missions
The mission of God
by Jon Konnerup God commanded the church to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. When unbelievers hearts are changed through our obedience of sharing the gospel with them, God’s glory is exponentially […]
Church Planting
Candidate school included tours of church plants
by Dan Lamb What a thrilling week we experienced when the NCPO Church Planters’ Candidate School joined the pastors in the Ohio BBF State Meeting October 7-11. We shared candidate school speakers and classes with […]
Baptist Bible College Update
All I want for Christmas is…
by Mark Milioni I have never really been a Christmas list kind of guy. When someone asked what I wanted for Christmas I would generally say, “Whatever.” Not my kids. They would begin making out […]
Boston Baptist College Update
Christmas is for Him and us
by David Melton This is the best time of year. Even in a society that is hesitant to say “Merry Christmas” any longer, deep down … it is obvious. Jesus made and makes all things […]
Feature Article
Perspective high and low
by Kevin Carson I can see you, kind of. As I write, I am flying at 30,000 feet above the Ozarks. I can see Table Rock Lake, Taneycomo, and Bull Shoals. The towns of Branson, Hollister, and […]
AfterWords
Giving thanks – a Baptist eucharist
by Keith Bassham Years ago, I heard a former university president talk about a time from his youth when dairy products were kept in wells and springhouses. In his story, someone had used the milk, […]