Reaching Out Following Suicide
by Candy Arrington This article is courtesy of Deacon magazine. Many Christians do not know how to respond to suicide, and in their ignorance often do more harm than good. Some feel compelled to pass judgment on the circumstances of the death, speculating about...
Spring Break Mission Trip – The Salt Company Iowa City
Several students participated in a spring break mission trip to San Diego. God allowed then to serve the neighborhood they were staying in. They painted the wall in the photo to cover some graffiti. The students also served in a transitional living center, hosted a...
Infographic: The Impact of The Salt Company in Iowa City
IMB worker sees flickers of hope as she joins others to reach out to exploited women
By Nicole Lee (story) and William Bagsby (video) Editor's note: Brandy is an IMB worker that is also part of a prayer group that regularly reaches out to women who have been exploited by the sex industry in Prague, Czech Republic. Below is an account of Brandy's...
VBS 2014 – A World of Difference
Meet Martha Moore Martha Moore is an IMB missionary living in Germany. She represents more than 4,800 missionaries serving around the world, and she knows a dollar goes a long way as Christians work together. Martha's story is just one example of students, U.S....
Reverend John N. Taylor Sr. Installed as Pastor of Rock of Ages Baptist Church, Dubuque
Rock of Ages Baptist Church, Dubuque, installed Reverend John N. Taylor Sr. as their new pastor on May 18, 2014. Pastor Taylor replaces Pastor John L. Young who retired as of September 30, 2013. Pastor Young came back to preach the morning service and the Installation...
Shiloh Baptist Church Kids’ Corner Collects 20,320 Pennies for Annie Armstrong
The Kids' Corner at Shiloh Baptist Church learned this year about Annie Armstrong and her burden for Home Missionaries. She wrote 18,000 letters asking for support for Home Missions. The kids decided to raise 18,000 pennies to show our support for Home Missions....
Living ‘sent’
On mission across the street, across the world. Sojourn: Where missions is a lifestyle By Laura Fielding LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The majestic brick church with stained glass windows towers above a dilapidated neighborhood that can only be described as seedy. This is a rough...
Grace Church to Host Pastor’s Lunch
On Monday August 4th, Grace Church of Des Moines will host a Pastor's Lunch with special guest speaker Dr. Jason Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Allen will speak on the topic of “Recovering the Relevance of the Word in Pastoral...
FIRST-PERSON: Interruptions that God uses
EDITOR'S NOTE: This column by Sharon Yeats emerged from a Missouri Baptist mission trip to the Philippines in late April prior to surgery for stage 3 melanoma she was facing in early May.JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP) -- The Lord is beginning a new work in my heart about...
