By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
The recent Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas offered something for everyone. [Read more…]
By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
The recent Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas offered something for everyone. [Read more…]
By Carolyn Tomlin
Contributing Writer, B&R
The third Sunday in June is the day set aside to honor our fathers — a day that pays tribute to our earthly father. For many people, the man who comes to mind is a grandfather, foster parent, adopted dad, a teacher or Sunday School leader.
On this day, as all other days, it is important to recognize the contribution our dads made to our families, our communities, and our churches. By observing this day, children have an opportunity to show love and respect to their fathers. Honoring our dads strengthens the bond between the child and father which supports the emotional growth of the child. [Read more…]
By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday, June 17. It’s a time set aside for children to honor or pay tribute to their dads.
I firmly believe that having the opportunity to be a father is one of the greatest privileges that God has ever given me. It’s also one of the hardest jobs I have ever had because of the responsibility that comes with the role.
Over the past few years authors have made a lot of money writing books “for dummies” — Football for Dummies, PCs for Dummies, etc.
Fortunately, God wrote the original book for “dummies” — the Bible, His Holy Word. God knew before He created the world that mankind could not make it on our own. We would need a lot of help and He has given that to us through His Word. [Read more…]
By Randy C. Davis
TBMB President & Executive Director
Messengers to the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention stand at the threshold of two watershed days in our denomination’s history this week as the annual meeting convenes in Dallas. More importantly, these representatives from our network of churches play a central role in the outcomes that lie ahead. [Read more…]
By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
The former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has taken a lot of heat in recent weeks over comments he has made in the past about women and domestic violence. [Read more…]
By Ray Van Neste
Dean, School Of Theology And Missions, Union University
In a recent business meeting at my church (First Baptist Church, Jackson), our pastor, Justin Wainscott, as he often does, read some excerpts from the minutes of business meetings from earlier in the church’s history. [Read more…]
By Shawn Allred
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Kenton
Summer is on its way, and Vacation Bible Schools and Back Yard Bible Clubs will begin across our state soon after the last school bell rings. VBS is an event that most churches view with great anticipation and excitement. Meticulous planning and preparation leading up to VBS week leave us expecting to see God work in our midst to reach boys and girls and their families for the cause of Christ.
But, how do we ensure that all the time and labor invested in Vacation Bible School does not end when the week of VBS is over? There are two areas of utmost importance that are vital to a productive and lasting VBS experience. These two essentials are prayer and follow-through. [Read more…]
By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
For years, Southern Baptists have taken pride in disaster relief. Even when Southern Baptists were known for their infighting among themselves, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief was still viewed with respect and admiration across the nation.
When there was a disaster, the volunteers who wore yellow disaster relief T-shirts and caps were a welcome sight to people who had experienced a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or any other event that disrupted lives.
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief was born in 1967. Today it encompasses 70,000 trained volunteers in all 50 states and 1,550 mobile units for feeding, chain saw, mud-out, childcare, and more. [Read more…]
By Randy C. Davis
TBMB President & Executive Director
An EF5 tornado dropped from the skies five years ago and roared across Oklahoma’s open spaces at 200 mph. It locked on Moore, Okla., then slammed into the modest Oklahoma City suburb filled with middle-class, salt-of-the-earth people. It bulldozed an elementary school. It was over a mile wide and ripped a 17-mile path through the heart of that city. The devastation was comprehensive: 24 people killed, more than 200 injured, and more than $2 billion in damage.
And within hours, Oklahoma and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams swooped in to serve people. Among them were nearly 40 chaplains caring for the emotional and spiritual hurts of people. But the great thing about Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers is that every person goes as a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ, even if they are running a chain saw. [Read more…]
By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
Baptist Press reported early on May 23 that trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have appointed President Paige Patterson as “president emeritus effective immediately.” [Read more…]
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