Baptist History

Paul Anderson

THE STRONGEST MAN ON THE PLANET In the world of heavy weightlifting in the 1950s and 1960s, every possible superlative available in the English language was used to describe the accomplishments of Paul Anderson (1932-1994) […]

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May

Not our lucky day

by Charles Lyons The sin-sellers want to convince us gambling is gaming. A problem: one definition of game is “an illegal or shady scheme or maneuver, a racket, as in ‘gaming the system’” … or, […]

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May

Q. How do I handle “difficult” people in life?

by Kevin Carson A. Almost everyone has “difficult” people in life — a family member, coworker, neighbor, church member, teacher, student, or friend — with a multitude of peculiarities and/or potentially sinful behaviors. So how […]

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Baptist History

Johann Gerhard Onken

EVERY BAPTIST A MISSIONARY by Thomas Ray Charles Spurgeon described Johann Oncken as “The Apostle Paul of Germany.” Baptist historian Irwin Barnes states, “Oncken was the father not only of the German Baptists, but of […]

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May

Missions

by Randy Harp If one word summarizes the BBFI more than any other, it is missions. This is true for missionaries, pastors, and church members. This is true for 60-year-old churches as well as church […]

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April

Dinner with a Purpose

by Rob Walker Several years ago I was introduced to the fascinating symbolism of the Jewish Passover celebration. I knew the Exodus story, but I never thought about why God commanded the Israelites to celebrate […]