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A Recap of CBF General Assembly 2026, "I am forever grateful that I attended this wonderful 2026 CBF General Assembly held in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. I appreciate the friendships that were renewed and the remarkable progress that CBF has made, by the grace of God, to increase our diversity, our concern for justice, and our openness to the movement of the Spirit of God in creative, meaningful ways."

When I think about having a yearly Lenten rhythm, I always think about my mom sitting at her sewing machine. Every year, as my sister, Rhonda and I were growing up, my mom practiced her very own Lenten rhythm by sewing our Easter outfits.

Heartway Church in Davie, Florida recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Both Tammy and Xiomara were at the celebration. I got to talk with Rev. Dr. Danny Prada last week about Heartway and their anniversary.

Native American Boarding Schools - How Christians Are Trying To Right The Wrongs Of An Ugly Church History

The year 2025 deserved to be celebrated as the year in which the collaborative work between CBF Florida, CBF Global, the Caribbean, and sister churches in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic culminated in extraordinary ways. On December 20, in the beautiful Berea Baptist Church in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, nearly a hundred friends, pastors, and fellow ministers representing 17 churches on the sister Caribbean Island gathered. The reason for such a blessed gathering was

Last Saturday evening, Troy and Jean Willingham hosted a dinner for Paul Baxley as he was visiting with and preaching at First Baptist St Petersburg on Sunday morning. We were welcomed by a house full of church staff and lay leaders. As we were gathered in Willingham’s living room introducing ourselves, I noticed a beautiful pearl-white nativity scene. When viewed from afar it was gorgeous. However, as I moved to admire it more closely, I noticed little imperfections. The