http://blogs.namb.net/northamericannotes A Blog from the President of NAMB: Your Strategic Missions Partner in reaching North America for Christ. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:28:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What a great Southern Baptist Convention with its increased number of messengers. We praise God for a wonderful time of fellowship, anointed preaching, and inspirational messages. One of the great take-aways from the Southern Baptist Convention for me was the renewed emphasis on theGreat Commission, and for that I am ... http://blogs.namb.net/northamericannotes/?p=68   There are some moments in life that stay with you. One of those moments for me was when I was praying through the call to come to the North American Mission Board and accept the role as president. God made it clear to me that he wanted me to help ... http://blogs.namb.net/northamericannotes/?p=61   Kevin Lyons was leaving our offices on February 20 and received a crucial phone call—one that has changed, and saved, his life. As we welcome him back after several weeks of recovery, we also want to recount his story as one of answered prayer. The phone call was from a nurse ... http://blogs.namb.net/northamericannotes/?p=33 I’m just back this week after having had the privilege of speaking at the PULSE 09 Conference for the Dakota Baptist Convention. On Monday morning in Fargo it was 37 degrees, a bit of an adjustment compared to the 85-degree days we’ve been having in Atlanta lately. ... http://blogs.namb.net/northamericannotes/?p=8 by Tim Patterson I had to have been very young but the memory is still quite vivid and clear today. I was probably three or four years old when my father and I were walking down the streets of Kermit, Texas. I still recall the wooden sidewalks that lined the ... http://blogs.namb.net/northamericannotes/?p=6 Times are tough. Recession… layoffs… the stock market—the news is bad and it seems like it gets worse every day. But right now, there’s a spiritual stimulus at work in our land. Talk to any of your more than 5,600 North American missionaries and they’ll tell you ... http://blogs.namb.net/northamericannotes/?p=3