The Twitter-verse was set ablaze yesterday as Chick-Fil-A anounced a redistribution of its charitable donations beginning next year. Conservative Christian leaders immediately took to social media to denounce the restaurant chain as cowards, compromisers, and cavers. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee wrote via twitter: In August 2012, I coordinated a national Chick-Fil-A appreciation dayafter they […]
Ruminations and Observations from Missouri’s Annual Meeting
The Missouri Baptist Convention held its annual meeting this past Monday and Tuesday in Branson. Here a few observations and ruminations. The host city, Branson, was a great host city. There was plenty to do and the Branson Convention Center was across the street from Branson Landing and in close proximity to many eating options. […]
Prayers for IMB June 17, 2019
I often get newsletter updates from our missionaries. This request comes from one of those newsletters. All names have been changed for security purposes. There are many more requests over at Prayers for IMB. Take some extra time today and pray for our missionaries. We would like to ask you to please pray for one of […]
Prayers for IMB Friday June 14
This is a story from one of our missionaries. It is reprinted here with permission. All of us have stories to tell… about our lives, circumstances we may find ourselves in, or even simply what was done that day. As a journalism student I was taught to listen, but in our busy lives today, I […]
Acts 1–Our sending God
This is the Friday post from Prayers for IMB: In the first chapter of Acts we encounter our sending God. I’ll begin in verse 3, “After He had suffered, He also presented Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and speaking about the Kingdom of God.” God sent His Son. He sent His Son, […]
Child Soldier to Child Protector
This story is from one of our missionaries in Africa. It is reposted here with permission and also at Prayers for IMB “In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, ‘Flee like a bird to your mountain,’ “ Psalm 11:1 (ESV) Anthony was 10 years old in South Sudan when the […]
Prayers for IMB May 28, 2019
Before I list a couple of prayer requests for the IMB missionaries today would you please say a prayer for those who were affected by the tornadoes this week. I have a friend whose family members lost a couple of houses last night. Here are a couple of prayer requests from our IMB missionaries. There […]
Prayers for IMB May 27 2019
I thought I’d share Priscilla’s story with you all. Take time today and click over to Prayers for IMB and spend some extra time in prayer for our IMB Missionaries. This story is reprinted with permission from the IMB Borderlands team, and the Facebook Chadan Prayer page. Pricilla has lived in Rhino Refugee Settlement for […]
7 Ways to share your faith with Muslims
This came in the Ramadan prayer guide that I’ve posting over at Prayers for IMB. Not all of us live near a significant Muslim population, but some voices readers do. If you do not, please take time today to pray for those who are actively engaging Muslims with the gospel. This article may be geared towards […]
Prayers for IMB May 24, 2019
Here’s a Friday preview of Prayers for IMB Thanks for praying. India–Please pray for the Urdu-speaking Muslims of Uttar Pradesh. The primary desire of the 45 million Muslims in Uttar Pradesh is to build a good life for themselves and their family. Pray that the believers in Uttar Pradesh will reach out to their Muslim neighbors […]
Prayers for IMB May 22, 2019
This post will be short, but significant. There are IMB missionaries serving in dangerous places. Their heroism and sacrifice amaze me, and strengthen my faith. They serve in obscurity. Their names may never be known, but their work is known by our Heavenly Father, and they are, as Paul wrote, “Pressing forward to take hold […]
Prayers for IMB May 20, 2019
Good morning everyone. I hope everyone had a great day at church yesterday. I have a couple of prayer requests from Europe this morning. If you’d like to spend some more time in prayer for our IMB missionaries, click over to Prayers for IMB Poland–Pray for students from California Baptist University working on a university campus […]