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Bidding Farewell to 2025 by Celebrating Collaborative Work
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
Taylor Mason
Jan 133 min read
Remembering Those Who Died - Jane Goodall's Challenge To Us For 2026
Jane Goodall's Challenge To Us for 2026
Candace McKibben
Jan 84 min read
The Beauty of a Broken Nativity
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
Tammy Snyder
Dec 23, 20251 min read
4 Ways Ministers Can Slow Down After Advent
However you decide to find rest after Advent, we hope these 4 suggestions will help.
Tammy Snyder
Dec 15, 20254 min read
Chickens and Muddy Puddles
We are at the time of year when convenience can be a high priority. But for many of us, the call of this time of year, in its essence, is to slow down, to be still, to reflect and wonder as we go deeper into the meaning of our own lives, the understanding of what it means to be human, and the mystery of life itself.
Candace McKibben
Dec 11, 20254 min read
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