By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org NASHVILLE — One church had the labor force; another church had the funds. Put the two together and Liberty Baptist Church in Nashville has some renovated facilities they could not otherwise have had. Ray Fairchild, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church and a former Southern Baptist missionary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, said the … [Read More...]
Tennessee
FRIENDSHIPS EMERGE IN SIMPLEST WAYS
By Laura Hurd Member, Ridgeview Baptist Church, Church Hill I have a friend who has been a constant voice in my life, never being deterred by my unique … [Read More...]
Columnists
RICH, YET POOR
By Jerry Grace Evangelist and senior pastor, Friendship Baptist Church, Friendship This article is written from two perspectives: one from the experience of … [Read More...]
SBC
JOYCE ROGERS REFLECTS ON HER HUSBAND’S LEGACY, SBC
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Forty years after Adrian Rogers began leading the Southern Baptist Convention in the Conservative Resurgence … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
JULY 21: FOCUSED
By Mickey D. Brackin Senior Pastor, Mars Hill Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg Focal Passage: II Timothy 2:1-13 Paul begins chapter two with an imperative … [Read More...]
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LIFE IS PRECIOUS
Thirty-five years ago today (July 10), my wife Joyce and I went to the local hospital in Lebanon, expecting that we would give birth to our first child. We did, but not the way we anticipated. David Randall Wilkey was a stillbirth. My wife and I were … [Read More...]
ASBP IS THE ‘TIE THAT BINDS’
Established in 1895 as the Southern Baptist Press Association, today’s Association of State Baptist Publications (ASBP) is the “tie that binds,” said Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist and Reflector. “The ASBP provides a forum for editors and staff of … [Read More...]
DEALING WITH THE DOUBLE STANDARDS OF CULTURE
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org At times, culture makes no sense. We live in a society where animals are better protected than unborn children. Yet, culture itself doesn’t even follow its own rules on unborn … [Read More...]