By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org WAVERLY — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been given 200 water heaters to assist homeowners in Waverly who are still trying to recover from major flooding in August. The hot water heaters, with an estimated value of $100,000, were donated by the A. O. Smith Company, said Wes Jones, disaster … [Read More...]
Tennessee
DOCUMENTARY SHOWS ETERNAL IMPACT OF FORMER C-N COACH
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press JEFFERSON CITY — For 40 years, Ken Sparks coached and led thousands of young men on football fields in East Tennessee. … [Read More...]
Columnists
A LESSON FROM GRANDDADDY ED
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board My granddad had a garden. I’m not talking about a small, backyard garden … [Read More...]
SBC
WEEK OF PRAYER: PANAMANIAN CHRISTIANS SEE 42 NEW BELIEVERS
By Caroline Anderson IMB writer The pandemic provided an opportunity for Panamanian believers to truly love their neighbors and show Christ’s love … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
JAN. 30: DEMONSTRATE ALLEGIANCE
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville Focal Passage: Daniel 3:14-26 The “Pledge of Allegiance” has become a controversial thing … [Read More...]
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BCM STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org WAVERLY — Luke Love and Mary Rachel Gean are serving this semester as campus missionaries with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at the University of Tennessee-Martin. Both have a desire to continue in BCM work in … [Read More...]
DOES YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDE YOU?
By Ryan Keaton Emerging Generations Specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Is my church effectively reaching young adults? Churches across our state are asking this same question. With this new year upon us, churches can seek to focus their efforts on … [Read More...]
2021-22 CP YEAR OFF TO GOOD START
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,923,245 through the Cooperative Program in December. After two months of the 2021-22 fiscal year, Tennessee Baptists have given $5,877,372 through the Cooperative … [Read More...]