RSS feed for Florida Baptist Witness (FBW) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 DAYTONA (FBW)—Central Florida Raceway ministry volunteers have about 10 seconds with most race fans to influence them with the Gospel, according to Grey Scofield, ministry chairman. <br><br> Volunteers learn with each passing year how to make the most of their contacts with the fans. <br><br> “We want to go out and tell the people we care and that Jesus loves them,” Scofield said. “We just want to serve.” Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 SPRING HILL (FBW)—Northcliffe Baptist Church in Spring Hill was robbed late Feb. 21 of the day’s offerings. <br><br> According to Pastor Jerry Waugh, police said the church is only one of five churches, two schools and one homeless shelter in Hernando County to have been robbed by the same thieves. They may also have been the perpetrators of a break-in at the Northcliffe church office just one month ago. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 NASHVILLE (LWCR) – Each spring Christians around the world gather to celebrate Easter, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ and His victory over sin and death. The Bible provides convincing evidence of Jesus' resurrection, yet even Scripture records that some people in Jesus' day doubted His return from the grave. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 HIALEAH (FBC)—Cuban immigrant Mariela Hernandez moved to Miami in need of a new job and found one that changed her family’s life for eternity. <br><br> The family was nominally religious, having lived in Spain for the past 15 years. But after taking a job as housekeeper with the South Florida Urban Impact Center (UIC), Hernandez learned the difference between religion and a walk with Jesus Christ. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 TAMPA (FBC)—How can jumping rope in Tampa, make a difference in lives of students in Liberia, Africa? <br><br> Amy Kiefer, GA leader for Carrollwood Baptist Church, devised such a plan after reading a project suggested by the Girls in Action website. Girls in Action is an missions organization for girls in grades one through six. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 NASHVILLE (BP)--Penetrating the lostness of North America will require a shift in strategy -- how Southern Baptist Convention missionaries and money are distributed across the continent, members of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force told associational directors of missions in a March 16 conference call. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 FORT OGDEN (FBW) -- The days of worshiping in a triple wide and baptizing in a cattle trough are almost over for First Baptist Church in Fort Ogden, as they broke ground for a new 52,000 square foot building Feb. 7. <br><br> Nearly 700 persons attended the ground breaking which is ten-fold from when 70 members who called Pastor Wayne Earnest to the church seven years ago. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 PENSACOLA (FBC)- The 2005 Recipient of the Clyde Maguire Ministers' Wives Award, Cascile Middleton Knight, died Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Pensacola after an extended illness. She was 91. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 CANTONMENT (FBC)—Forty-nine million Americans, including 17 million children, are food insecure according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The food insecurity paints a picture of those who hunger.<br><br> Mary Harris is such American who suffers from hunger. After her husband died four years ago, she was unable to receive his retirement. Living on a fixed income, she is responsible for not only herself, but her grandson. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00-0900 Since moving to Graceville in 1968 to teach at what was then Baptist Bible Institute, but now the Baptist College of Florida, I have been privileged to serve in 47 interim pastorates in some 35 different churches. Serving in churches as diverse as small rural to large urban fellowship has provided the opportunity to observe Baptists in varying contexts. One unique aspect stands out. In three different churches there has been one man who voted in the negative on nearly every issue at every business meeting. The reaction in all three churches was the same. “Aw, don’t worry about it preacher. He’s just trying to be different.” Sometimes we are better off to ignore differences, but if we cannot we must strive to understand them.