Posts by Rick Barry
The First Russian Baptists
Rick Barry The last decade [pre-2002] has seen almost unprecedented opportunities for Christian ministry in Russia. Today, Russian churches— including Baptist churches—enjoy freedoms that they could scarcely dream of for most of the 20th century as they endured the storms of communistic persecution. But the question arises, just where did those Russian Baptist churches come…
Read More“We’ll Come Back for You!”
by Rick Barry This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The story recounted by this article is probably fairly well known – a favorite illustration in many a sermon. We republish it here, at the close of the week, to remind you of it once again…
Read MoreMaking Spiritual Growth a Priority
by Rick Barry This article first appeared in FrontLine • May/June 2004. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The winter when two friends invited Tony Risser [not his real name] to lift weights with them, he had no clue how greatly it would affect his life. But because Tony had been a cross-country runner…
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