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Baptist History

Richard Curtis

Trials and Tribulations of Pioneer Baptists by Thomas Ray During the American Revolution the Baptists of South Carolina suffered for their loyalty to the American dream of independence. Richard Curtis Sr., a Baptist deacon, his […]

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Urban Current

Ministering in an urbanized world

by Charles Lyons Are you doing Jerusalem ministry in an Athens world? Have you ever considered the difference between Peter’s Pentecost message and Paul’s Areopagus message and asked yourself why? Jerusalem. Jewish. Centuries of history, […]

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On the Table

A game plan

by Keith Bassham As this issue of the Tribune goes to press, the Olympic Games in Sochi have displaced the Superbowl in the news, baseball pitchers and catchers are showing up in their training facilities […]

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On the Table

Things that work

by Keith Bassham Last spring, my wife and I bought a nearly new car, and for the first time in a long time, we drive a vehicle manufactured in the current decade. One thing that […]

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Feature Article

A man sent from God to Mexico

J. Harold DeVilbiss (1926-2013) Adapted from an article written by James O. Combs, former editor of the Baptist Bible Tribune, with updates and additions by Keith Bassham Texas-born on December 22, 1926, in San Antonio, […]

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Feature Article

Memories and dreams

by Barton Carter Retired BBFI missionary to the Philippines The senior citizens’ class has become the largest adult class in many churches. Where are they coming from? Where have they been? What have they done […]

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AfterWords

The DeVilbiss heritage

by Keith Bassham DeVilbiss looks like a somewhat French name, but it comes from two words: devil and biss, or in the German (and spelled in various ways), “devil biter” which seems appropriate.

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Baptist History

John Birch

Missionary and soldier by Thomas Ray September 12, 1918, Presbyterian missionaries to India, George and Ethel Birch, rejoiced in the birth of their firstborn. They named him John. In 1920, George’s declining health forced the […]

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Urban Current

Voice of a veteran

by Charles Lyons “There are practitioners who are not veterans. There are veterans who are no longer practitioners. There is nothing like hearing from a veteran who is still a practitioner.” So read my liner […]

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Feature Article

Divider of time

How the modern calendar proclaims the uniqueness of Jesus Christ by Mark Milioni President, Baptist Bible College (Adapted from a Christmas sermon) Our calendar is not something that is divinely inspired or scriptural. It was […]