This reflection was written by Jim Kelsey, executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of New York State. It is all a bit anticlimactic really. In Matthew chapter 3 Jesus is baptized, and then in chapter 4 he is tested in the desert. Chapter 4 ends with a quote from Isaiah about the bar of the oppressor […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/10/13)—The remarkable growth of Christianity in Burma (now called Myanmar) from 1813 – 2013 is highlighted in the new DVD from American Baptist International Ministries (IM). Today, most Christians in Myanmar call themselves Baptists primarily as a result of the efforts of the first missionaries in Myanmar, Adoniram and Ann Judson. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/10/13)—Nominations are being accepted now for the 2014 Shine the Light Award. The award, established by American Baptist Women’s Ministries, American Baptist Churches USA, serves to recognize a woman or a women’s ministry group that serves as outstanding light-bearers for Christ. The award highlights a specific ministry project or projects that […]
