By Matt Tullos Special assistant to the executive director I don’t think he’d ever remember this, but a man changed my life in a very intentional way. His name was Phillip Willis. Every Tuesday, Bro Phil would pick me up after school to take me to visit and evangelize other students. To this day, I still remember those visits. I remember watching Bro. Phil sharing his … [Read More...]
Tennessee
CHARM SPREADS GOSPEL IN COMMUNITY, CAMPGROUNDS
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org TOWNSEND — For years Chilhowee Area Ministries (CHARM) has been a fixture in the … [Read More...]
Columnists
SIX WAYS TO INVEST IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS
By Matt Tullos Special assistant to the executive director I don’t think he’d ever remember this, but a man changed my life in a very intentional way. … [Read More...]
SBC
OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS REACH RECORD HIGH IN U.S. DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press ATLANTA — Drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high in the United States in 2020, rising nearly 30 percent to more than … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
AUG. 8: WHY LISTEN?
By Mike Dawson Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 4:13-5:7 Some older readers may remember “Hey There,” a … [Read More...]
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SIMONE BILES AND A TORCHED WITNESS
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Olympic gymnast Simone Biles set off a social media firestorm when she withdrew from the first week of Olympic competition, and apparently her withdrawal sparked a wildfire that’s torched countless Christian … [Read More...]
TENNESCENE: JUL. 28
LEADERS First Baptist Church, Newbern, recently called Mark LaRue as senior pastor. Mark previously served as senior pastor of Mount Gilead Baptist Church in Bethel Springs. LaRue was licensed to the ministry by the former Leaclair Baptist Church in … [Read More...]
VBS BECOMES ANCHOR FOR OUTREACH AT SPRINGFIELD BAPTIST
By David Dawson ddawson@tnbaptist.org SPRINGFIELD — The staff at Springfield Baptist Church wasn’t trying to reinvent the wheel. They were just trying to find a way — or more accurately, several ways — to improve an already-successful event: Vacation … [Read More...]