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AfterWords

Learning from our mistakes

by Randy Harp Is the BBFI perfect? I think we all know the answer. My first impressions of the BBFI were all positive, largely because my pastor, Don Elmore, was extremely positive about the BBFI.

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Baptist History

John Harper – fervent for souls

When the largest ship then afloat, the Titanic, struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. April 14, 1912, in the western North Atlantic, it was carrying over 2,200 souls (the precise number is unknown), including a […]

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July/August

Living history

by Randy Harp I was able to take my daughter with me on a recent weekend trip to the Dallas/Fort Worth area to visit a couple churches. On our way home we stopped by the […]

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Feature Article

What is the BBFI? – Understanding the Structure

by Randy Harp The concept of “fellowship” comes from the New Testament. Koinonia is the word most often translated “fellowship” and has to do with commonality — things held in common such as purpose and […]

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Feature Article

What is the BBFI? – What Unifies Us?

by Randy Harp I once saw a man on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”

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AfterWords

The BBFI is in my DNA

by Marty Hughes Pastor, Grace Harbor Baptist Church, Grove, OK When my mother walked across the platform at BBC to receive her diploma, I was already well on my way to making my grand entrance […]

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Feature Article

What is the BBFI? – Part 2: Education

Assessing the Value of Education by Doug Cox, BBFI third vice president The fourth level language teacher at Yonsei University in Seoul surveyed her class of Western missionaries with disappointment. Their confidence was undaunted by […]

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Feature Article

All In

May 2016 BBFI National Meeting Report by Randy Harp Mark Batterson writes in his book All In, “If Jesus is not Lord of all then Jesus is not Lord at all.” “All In” was the […]

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The Right Angle

Q. What is the intended purpose of daily devotions?

by Kevin Carson A. Generally speaking, devotions fall into one of two styles. Some provide the storyline or context of the Bible (usually accomplished through a Bible-reading plan where one reads systematically through the Bible). […]

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Baptist History

Spurgeon and His Biographers

by Doug Kutilek The individual Baptist preacher about whom more biographies have been written than any other must surely be Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892). The only possible challenger for this distinction is John Bunyan, the […]