North American Baptist Fellowship
Essential to know; Important to Respond Around the world, we are familiar with the brutal and destructive power of earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. This summer, whole towns have been destroyed by forest fires: Lytton and Monte Lake in British Columbia; Greenville in California. But there is a new disaster modality that is upon us: the […]
A very Happy American Thanksgiving to you all. I would like to pause with you and remember the many things that have caused and continue to cause us deep and prayerful concern: the ongoing Covid crisis, economic disparity, reconciliation in all its aspects, the rise of violence, lack of civil discourse in so many places, […]
Today, November 22nd, is a major day in history regardless of who you are. It is well known as the day in 1963 that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th U.S. President, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. On the same day Aldous Leonard Huxley, author of the book Brave New World, died in Los […]
Dear friends and colleagues, A weather phenomenon called an “atmospheric river” has occurred in southern British Columbia and northern Washington state beginning November 13th till the present. This essentially means that precipitation has fallen to such a level (up to 12 inches/300mm in 24 hours) so as to create overwhelming flood conditions. The rainfall and the flooding […]
We are grateful to have had three distinguished speakers at this year’s NABF Annual Meeting, speaking on the topics of Recovery, Repair, and The Post-Covid Church. We are excited to share these thoughtful and timely talks below with thanks to speakers Anna Robbins, Willie Francois III and Leonard Sweet.
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the destruction of the Twin Towers tomorrow, we take time to reflect on the enormity of that atrocity and the pain, suffering, and death that occurred then and since. I include an article from Brian Kaylor, Word & Way, as a worthy, reflective piece. Many thanks. In whatever […]
Panelists: Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Christian Ministry (Campbell University) [moderator] Rev. Dr. Preston Clegg, Pastor, Second Baptist Church – Little Rock, Arkansas Dr. Ryan Burge, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church – Mount Vernon, Illinois; Assistant Professor of Political Science (Eastern Illinois University) Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor, Editor and President […]
Dear friends and colleagues, So many of us know and are close to many who have experienced the effect of hurricane Ida, as it has unfolded in these recent days. Our own NABF President Samuel Tolbert and his family had just finished repairs to their home from the hurricanes of last year when Ida hit. […]
The Rev. Raphael Warnock addresses a virtual 60th annual gathering of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Video screengrab (RNS) — The Rev. Raphael Warnock urged the Progressive National Baptist Convention to keep fighting to protect voting rights as the historically Black denomination held its annual meeting. “If we don’t check what […]
(ANALYSIS) As the delta variant has caused COVID-19 to surge again in the United States, there’s been a flurry of attention paid to the share of Americans who have chosen to forgo the vaccine against the coronavirus. Trying to understand the causal factors that would lead to one not getting the inoculation seems to be the first task when […]