Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
January 23, 2020
By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Cars and pick-up trucks lined the driveway on a Saturday night. It was obvious that a bunch of men had descended on the home. We all were coming together for one purpose. There would soon be a wedding. Inside, men gathered around the island in […]
January 21, 2020
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org When the calendar rolled over to Jan. 1, 2020 a few weeks ago, the Baptist and Reflector reached a milestone. On Jan. 1 of 1835, the first issue of THE BAPTIST was produced. THE BAPTIST was the forerunner of the Baptist and Reflector. It was published before […]
January 17, 2020
By Scott Shepherd Worship and music specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board I’ve been in worship ministry long enough to hear nearly every excuse: • “If God wanted me to sing, He would have given me a better voice.” • “I can’t carry a tune in a bucket!” • “The worship leader and choir […]
January 17, 2020
By Bruce Chesser President, Tennessee Baptist Convention We hear much these days, rightly so, about discipleship. It is our commission that the Lord gave to us. We are to go into all the world and “make disciples.” But let me remind you that discipleship is not just for adults. It is a mistake to view […]
January 15, 2020
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org As December wound to a close, I received word that my great uncle, Blake Wilkey, had died at the age of 98. He was my grandfather’s (Pop) last remaining brother. I remembered “Uncle Blake,” having visited him many times as a child, but I had not really kept in touch with […]
January 14, 2020
By Jason K. Allen President, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Klemens von Metternich was one of Europe’s greatest statesmen during the 19thCentury. Both as foreign minister and then for nearly three decades as chancellor of the Austrian Empire, his statecraft shaped Europe and prevented numerous wars. Most consequentially, Metternich presided over the […]
January 7, 2020
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Tennessee Baptists stood for life in 2019. In 2020, we need to mobilize for life. You may recall that back in August I had the opportunity to represent Tennessee Baptists before a special study committee comprised of Tennessee Senators tasked with more comprehensively reviewing pro-life legislation […]
December 31, 2019
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R According to the dictionary, the term New Year’s resolutions is defined as “making goals for the new year.” We aren’t certain when this custom started, but this practice was recorded by early Babylonians over 4,000 years ago. These people believed that whatever that person did on the first day […]
December 31, 2019
By Richard Ross Professor of student ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas This year I am celebrating my 50th year focused on teenagers and the adults important to teenagers. What a blessing it has been for the Lord to give me this ministry focused on youth for my lifetime. Yet, after a half-century […]
December 30, 2019
By Johnnie C. Godwin Contributing columnist, B&R Marcion was a second-century heretic who rejected the Old Testament and cut the New Testament to suit himself. He would have strongly disagreed with my belief that all Christians need to know the Bible as we have it and to know its Author (see II Timothy 2:15; 3:15-17; […]
December 26, 2019
By Bruce Chesser President, Tennessee Baptist Convention It is always an honor to be named as president of any organization of which you are a part. I am honored to have been elected to serve you for the next year as the president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. I have had the opportunity to live […]
December 24, 2019
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org Due to the way the calendar fell this year, the Baptist and Reflector this week is actually dated Dec. 25. As a result, most of our readers will not read this issue until after Christmas. The staff of the B&R hopes all of you had a very […]