Ronnie Floyd

NASHVILLE (BP) – I was reminded this past weekend of these words from Scripture which have moved me for many years. From Isaiah the prophet, “Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.” Isaiah 51:1 Unknown to most, my parents never graduated from high school due to World War II. They were ordinary Baptist laypersons who loved the Lord, their church, their pastor, and the work of God across America and the world.

ANDALUSIA, Ala. (BP) – When Brenda Gantt was a young bride, her husband’s job placed him on the lookout for an illegal moonshine liquor still in the backwoods of Linden, Ala., where he happened upon a small, isolated cabin. A lone elderly woman invited him and his partner in for lunch. Lacy cornbread complemented an array of vegetables. “She had a big platter of lacy cornbread. It’s like paper-thin. It spreads out to about 5-inches big. And it’s got holes all in it where she fried it in this pan.

Editor’s note: October is Cooperative Program Emphasis Month in the Southern Baptist Convention. NASHVILLE (BP) – Peter Yanes began serving as the executive director of Asian American relations and mobilization for the Executive Committee in late 2019, but his Christian testimony showcases the impact of Southern Baptist missions in his life long before that. Originally from Lingayen, Philippines, Yanes said he was always interested in religion as he grew up in a devout Roman Catholic family.