David and Joyce Reed
Since 2000, when we arrived in La Paz, we have seen the Mexican Baptist Convention of Southern Baja expand from 6 churches to 11, and three of those are planting new churches. An interesting fact is that these churches are growing through new believers. 98% of the people joining the Baptist Churches did not previously know Jesus. One growing church doesn’t have enough space for ... more
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JOY RISING
Oprah Winfrey got the surprise of her life on September 8, 2009 when her staff choreographed a street dance with 20,000 people on the streets of Chicago to the song “I’ve Got a Feeling” performed live by The Black Eyed Peas. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aSbKvm_mKA) The surprise kic » read more
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SWORDS
CRYSTAL SWORDSIn 2007, National Geographic wrote an article about the Crystal Cave discovered in the Naica Mine of Chihuahua, Mexico. The cave contains some of the world’s largest known natural crystals—translucent beams of gypsum as long as 36 feet (11 meters). The limestone cavern and » read more
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Grace Given
Making SpaceWhen we arrived in Littleton, MA at the end of August, the FBC of Littleton welcomed us with a huge basket of fruits, vegetables, canned goods, and gift certificates. We were overwhelmed not only by the size of the basket, but by all the love and thoughtfulness that had gone into » read more
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Doors
Open DoorsOn a recent trip to visit churches I was struck by a rather odd detail. Doors. Not THE Doors (what my son calls an “ancient” rock group). Just regular doors. There seemed to be a lot of them. There were church doors, air plane doors, car doors, front doo » read more
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PEACE TWIRLERS
Being a single mom is hard. Especially if you have three active boys. I had to give Caroline credit—points for sheer guts—for having the courage to sit on the front pew . . . right beneath the pulpit. The text for the sermon was Micah 6:8b. “What does the Lord require » read more
