By Ed Beddingfield Pastor at Memorial Baptist Church, Buies Creek, NC One problem with slogans is that they rarely tell the whole story. Consider the title Pilate attached to the cross when Jesus was crucified: “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” It was written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek, so that all who…
By Jim Hylton CBFNC Business Administration Coordinator “When I was young and they packed me off to school, and taught me how NOT to play the game; I didn’t mind if they groomed me for success, hah, or if they said that I was just a fool. So I left there in the morning with…
By Wanda Kidd CBFNC Collegiate Engagement Coordinator Justice is a very important component of the Judeo/Christian calling. The mandate of implementing justice for the poor, the powerless and the voiceless is a strong and consistent obligation for believers as we read and are challenged as Christ followers. It is a long game and one that needs…
By Kim Wyatt CBF Field Personnel and Co-Founder of Welcome House Community Network Of all the things I thought I might do, teaching English to students using an online platform was not one of them. I never imagined teachers and students gathered daily for an hour or so staring into a phone. My world and…
By Rev. Amy Starr Russell Associate Minister-First Baptist Church, Henderson The “Protective Gown Project” of First Baptist Church in Henderson began as a voicemail with a simple request for 5 tables and the use of the fellowship hall in early April 2020. FBC members Nancy Noel and her son Dr. Robert Noel had an idea…