FIRST-PERSON: ‘It’s time to fly!’
Nate Adams marvels at a flight attendant's cheerful demeanor, highlighted by her short exclamation spoken with childlike wonder and enthusiasm.
FIRST-PERSON: Leading in the need of prayer
The dawn of a new year is a time for "fresh vision for the future and power for daily living," Nate Adams writes, noting the need for quality prayer that, just like love, takes time as "an expression of my love for God."
FIRST-PERSON: Long walks & deep talks
Nate Adams reflects on long walks and deep talks with family and with God -- times when "it's easier to remember that He really knows and loves me in my deepest, innermost parts … not just in the shallows of a busy life."
FIRST-PERSON: Headline prayers
Daily headlines are stirring Nate Adams to deeper prayer over "a declining morality in our culture that seems more and more widely accepted." But it's not just a matter of "God, help them," the Illinois Baptist leader writes. It's also "Help us. Help me."
FIRST-PERSON: What are we going to do?
Illinois Baptist leader Nate Adams sets for "tangible actions that demonstrate we are trusting the Lord" as the International Mission Board draws down its overseas and stateside personnel in the face of a budget shortfall.
FIRST-PERSON: An old song made new again
Columnist Nate Adams says Southern Baptists must teach each new generation about the Cooperative Program, lest it be forgotten like a treasured but neglected old hymn.
GCRTF VIEWPOINT: Ill. exec. on the challenges of a Great Commission Resurgence
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (BP)–At last year’s Southern Baptist Convention, a Great Commission Resurgence Task Force (GCRTF) was appointed by President Johnny Hunt and given a task as vast and complex as the lost world in which we live. How should Southern Baptists work together in the future to more effectively reach the billions of people in […]
Fred Winters & how he lived
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (BP)--Many of us have been grieving over the tragic death of our friend and brother Fred Winters. As the dear church family knows at First Baptist in Maryville, Ill., Fred was a gifted, dynamic pastor and a wonderful husband and father.
FIRST-PERSON: ‘The old give and go’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (BP)--If you know much about basketball, you probably know what a “give and go” is. It’s when I pass (“give”) the ball to my teammate, and then instead of just standing there I cut (“go”) toward the basket -– hopefully leaving the opponent guarding me behind -– and then I receive a return pass and score.
FIRST-PERSON: Acts 1:8: What one church can do
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--In Acts 1:1-8, Jesus challenged His first followers with five bold new ways of thinking and behaving to change their world. They lay the foundation for a strategy many missions leaders today are calling the Acts 1:8 Challenge. Is your church considering it? Is your class or small group studying it?
