The Branch — January 22, 2019
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Rustlings (January 22, 2019)
It’s probably on your back burner. Maybe you’ve set the idea aside because you truly believe you do not need it. Maybe you’ve set it aside because you’re not sure it’s worth the cost. Maybe it just got lost in the shuffle of a hundred other things you are presently doing and a hundred more […]
The Branch — January 14, 2019
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Rustlings (January 14, 2018)
10,000 steps a day. That’s the magic number. 10,000 steps. I have not hopped on the Fitbit (or the iWatch or the Garmin) bandwagon. One, I’m not drawn toward technology – it tends to frustrate and scare me – and two, I already employ a fitness regimen that has served me well for years. I […]
What Is a Stephen Minister Like?
THEY ARE AMONG US No, we’re not talking about angels or aliens. We’re talking about individuals who care about others. The Scriptures describe their service well: “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” (Hebrews 13:3). If you or someone you […]
The Branch — January 7, 2018
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Rustlings (January 7, 2018)
Decades ago, a spiritually sensitive architect designed the interior of First Baptist Greenville’s Sanctuary. While many other sanctuaries throughout the world were designed around the shape of the cross, the shape of a boat, or sadly with no theological shaping at all, our architect imagined 847 Cleveland Street as a beautiful tree. Rising from the […]
Baptists in the World
“Travel is fatal to bigotry, small-mindedness and prejudice,” wrote Mark Twain, and it’s a true thing. We think we see the world plainly, but cross an ocean, visit a different political or economic system, or try to worship in a place where Christians are a persecuted minority, and the whole word looks different. The Baptist […]