Columns

At Home … by Rudy Gray
By Rudy Gray, Pastor, Utica Baptist Church, Seneca
Date April 23, 2008

The late evangelist Vance Havner used to tell ministers, “If you do not come apart (get away for some rest and renewal), you will just come apart (break down or burn out).” That is as true today as when he spoke it many years ago.

First Person: Reaching others for Christ
By Frank Page, SBC President
Date April 29, 2008

As I have mentioned in previous articles, I have been encouraging the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board to present to our convention a multifaceted, flexible evangelism strategy which will help pull our churches together over the next years to focus on that which my predecessor, Bobby Welch, emphasized during his tenure.

Capitol View … by Joe Mack
By Joe Mack, Office of Public Policy Issues, SCBC
Date April 29, 2008

Persistent noise that hums in the background of life is called white noise. Usually the noise is so subtle that we unconsciously accept it as necessary to functioning normally. Remove it and you become oddly disturbed.

My Answer … by Billy Graham
By Billy Graham
Date April 29, 2008

Dear Dr. Graham: Where did the devil come from, according to the Bible? I remember hearing somewhere that at first he was an angel and served God, but then he rebelled and became evil. Is this true? Why would he do that? — Mrs. M.C.

Sunday Dinner: Another Japanese Fruitcake … by Juanita Garrison
By Juanita Garrison
Date April 29, 2008

They aren’t alike enough to be siblings; cousins at best. A couple of columns ago, I shared a Japanese Fruitcake recipe from my late aunt by way of my late mother. It had two plain vanilla layers with a spice/cocoa layer in the middle.