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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

January 8, 2019

It has been my privilege to serve the Lord in ministry for 69 years. During that time, I have mentored preachers, taught preachers, served with preachers, assisted preachers and loved preachers.

It is my conviction that Todd Brady is absolutely “right on” in his estimation of the young preachers of today (see column in Dec. 5 issue). I have found them likewise to be lovers of the inerrant Word of God, basically conservative in their theology, having a passion for the pulpit and the pew. I have also found that in most cases, the young preachers of today have their priorities in proper order, and are committed to the Kingdom of God, the local church, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Program, along with having a passion for lost souls. [Read more…]

JAN. 6: THE WISE MEN’S WORSHIP

December 31, 2018

By Greg Steele
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jasper

Focal Passage: Matthew 2:1-11

There are some popular misconceptions about these magi. Most of us get our idea about these individuals from songs, cards and poems rather than from theologians. First, most people assume there were three because of the song, “We Three Kings,” and because they gave three gifts. But we’re never told how many there were.

There could have been two, three, or 23. They were said to be kings, though the text doesn’t say that either. They were said to be representatives of three families of Shem, Ham and Japeth and therefore one of them is pictured as an Ethiopian. Their names are given as Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior. [Read more…]

GOD’S PUZZLE PIECES

December 5, 2018

Have you ever worked a puzzle? Most people have. I am not a huge puzzle fan (large puzzles for preschoolers are my limit), but my grandfather (Pop) loved puzzles — and the more pieces the puzzle had, the better he liked it. He built a puzzle board (a large flat piece of plywood normally) and spend hours in the winter (he didn’t have time for puzzles in the summer) putting puzzles together.

I remember watching him. Pop would construct the boundaries of the puzzle first, then start piecing it together. It took a lot concentration and patience, but before long, the puzzle took shape and soon he would have it finished, ready to be framed in a homemade frame that he would make. [Read more…]

WHAT THE SOUTHWESTERN ACTION REALLY MEANS

May 23, 2018

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…]

APRIL 29: STAND WITH CONVICTION

April 23, 2018

By Rick Elsey
Pastor, West End Baptist Church, Columbia

Focal Passage: Esther 2:21-3:6

At the start of the legislative session on April 18, 1947, Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall made the following request to God: “Give to us a clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for — because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.” Another writer states, “You’re only as good as your character and what you stand for.” What we stand for comes down to our personal convictions and how strongly we support them. [Read more…]

MORE THAN 800 ATTEND WEST TENNESSEE EVANGELISM RALLY

March 8, 2018

Union University News Office

James Merritt addresses participants at the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally held March 4 at Union University.
– Photo by Kristi Woody

JACKSON — Christians must ask everyone to follow Jesus and willingly associate with those who don’t follow Jesus, Georgia pastor James Merritt said at Union University March 4 during the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally.

“The business of the church, and the business of every follower of Jesus Christ, is to find missing people and invite them to follow Jesus,” said Merritt, pastor of Crosspointe Church in Duluth, Georgia. “If we are not in that business, we are out of business.”

Merritt was the keynote speaker at the third annual evangelism rally that drew more than 800 people to the Union campus for a worship service, dinner and breakout sessions. The event included for the first time a women’s track and a student track. [Read more…]

75-YEAR-OLD FORMER COP ORDAINED TO MINISTRY

May 19, 2017

By Connie Davis Bushey
News Editor, Baptist and Reflector

Following the ordination by Deanburg Baptist Church, Henderson, Tillman Mays, left, pastor, congratulates Larry Rose, newly ordained minister.

HENDERSON — Being a Marine, a cop, and then a Sheriff’s Department supervisor isn’t easy, said Larry Rose. Then there was the burden of being a Christian who felt called by God to the ministry. Thankfully, he did experience satisfaction “serving the public” and helping desperate people who truly needed help, he noted.

Should he quit to enter the ministry? he thought often over the years. Now his struggle is over. Rose, who is 75 years old, was ordained to the ministry by Deanburg Baptist Church, Henderson, on March 19. [Read more…]

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