Despite — and possibly because of — the struggle and vulnerability in Kentucky’s rural communities, the images that truly endure are those of strength, resilience and the grace to still discover both within yourself.
Photo Gallery: Southeast Kentucky
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Video: Scarlette Jasper reflects on the compassion of a family in need
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Video: Scarlette Jasper Reinterprets Rural Poverty
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Video: What makes Glynda Jackson angry?
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Video: Tamara Daffron finds stability through financial health mentorship
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CBF pastor mobilizes churches to rebuild community after hurricane
By Blake Tommey As Hurricane Florence stalled over Eastern North Carolina in September 2018, the Trent River swelled to a record level—an entire foot higher than during Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Residents of the quaint town of Trenton had little warning…
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Little Rock church deepens relationships with alternative food pantry
“It’s a food pantry with dignity”
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Go into the world and ‘speak God,’ Merritt tells CBF Advocacy conference
By Blake Tommey “The world needs you to speak ‘God,’ especially in this moment,” Jonathan Merritt, award-winning writer on religion and culture, said at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s annual Advocacy in Action conference on March 14 in New York City….
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The Strange Grace of Hurricane Maria
By Blake Tommey When Pastor Jesus Garcia reads news coverage of how the United States mishandled the aftermath of Hurricane Maria—a storm he and his family endured firsthand from their home in Carolina, Puerto Rico—he’s somewhat conflicted. Yes, the American…
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Local deacon and CBF field personnel help community ‘breathe easier’ in Haiti
By Blake Tommey His given name is Lucien Gede, but most people in Grand Goâve, Haiti, know him as Dyak Lucien — “Deacon Lucien” in Haitian Creole. Perhaps his formal title as leader of Mount Sinai Baptist Church rubbed off…
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CBF continues ‘daily bread’ ministry to Central American migrants
By Blake Tommey On November 14, the “caravan” of Central American migrants arrived at the United States’ southern border in Tijuana, Mexico. Most sought to file an asylum claim, which the U.S. is legally obligated to hear from migrants fleeing…