CBFVA News
Not Your Typical Pastor Appreciation Month by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
I confess, I haven’t given too much thought to Pastor Appreciation Month in years past. Most of my career was spent as part of vocational ministerial teams in local congregations. Asking for “appreciation” for oneself is certainly not apropos. Truth is, pastors enjoy...
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Advocating for Broadband in Bluefield
by Kris Aaron Pastor of First Baptist Bristol, VA It happened suddenly. I got a call that morning from Keith Stillwell informing me that a long-awaited meeting with an aide for Senator Mark Warner had finally been confirmed. The meeting was scheduled for later that...
My Passport Story by Anna Beamer…Age 20
When I was 13, I went on my first mission trip to Passport Missions in Florida. This trip absolutely changed my life. Before this trip, I knew God, but at Passport, it finally felt like God knew me. God spoke to me that summer, telling me that Passport was where I was...
Where it belongs….by Mark Mofield
Almost 20 years ago, Amy and I bought a breakfast table and chairs set for our new home in Gibsonville, NC. It wasn’t fancy or costly, but it survived almost 20 years of meals, card games, school projects, and a couple of moves. There were the accompanying scrapes and...
Back2School devotions return to d365.org
Back2School, the August devotional series, returns to d365.org this week. The series features scripture, prayer, and meditative thoughts accompanied by gentle music. For the first time, seven young people in High School or starting college are writers for the final...
CBFVA General Assembly!
“Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.” (Eph. 3:20) CBFVA hopes you’ll participate in the first IN-PERSON gathering since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are eager to connect at...
Dream for a clinic becomes reality in Haiti mountains by Jenny Jenkins
Answering the call to build a clinic in a remote community in the mountains of Haiti has a set of unique challenges. As we prayed about and started this project, it came about only because of a community that was willing to put the sweat equity into this project, to...
Living Faith, Living Word: by Megan Strollo CBFVA Theologian in Residence
Part 1 – Seeking Questions Rather Than Answers* “But HOW is the sky blue, Mama?” She had been asking the question the entire drive to school. Not being a meteorologist, I tried my best to explain. But I was coming up short, for sure, and she was persistent in her...