Made free to worship

By Mary Elizabth Hill Hanchey
Indeed, the people Israel were freed from service to Pharaoh for service to God: freed so that they might freely worship. So too, our own freedom comes so that we might be free to serve and worship God, our Creator and Sustainer.

From the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Blog, reprinted in the July/August 2013 Report from the Capital

Religious liberty advocacy as an act of radical hospitality

By Rev. Rebecca Mathis
If we Baptists are going to continue to be passionate advocates for religious liberty in the 21st century, it would serve us well not only to recall our history, but to recall God’s expectations for us as a community of believers.

From the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship blog, reprinted in the July/August 2013 Report from the Capital

BJC names education specialist

Charles Watson Jr., a native of Millen, Ga., joins the Baptist Joint Committee staff as the education and outreach specialist.

From the July/August 2013 Report from the Capital

BJC names development assistant

Danielle Tyler, a native of Washington, D.C., joins the Baptist Joint Committee staff as the development assistant.

From the July/August 2013 Report from the Capital