Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
February 12, 2019
By Robert Tyson Director of missions for Robertson County Baptist Association On Dec. 12, Ross Douthat, an opinion writer for The New York Times, wrote an article entitled the “The Return of Paganism.” Douthat is Catholic and a theological conservative. He is concerned that the Christian church has lost its focus. He means church members, […]
February 11, 2019
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director It is a heavy blow when God determines to bring to light that which is hidden in the shadows. Sometimes the Body of Christ must bear the weight of His judgment when He does. Such a blow was delivered yesterday morning in an article that appeared […]
February 8, 2019
J. Travis Tyler Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Elizabethton On Sunday morning, Jan. 13, Pastor Vic Wallace preached his last sermon as pastor of Oak Hill Baptist Church in Jonesborough. Beginning in the mid-1950s, Pastor Wallace began a ministry lasting over six decades of pastoral ministry including Flag Pond, Mosheim, Mountain City, Kingsport, and Fall Branch. […]
February 7, 2019
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector A few years ago, I was flipping through the seemingly thousands of channels on our television set, not having any luck in finding something worth watching. I finally settled on a program entitled “Homicide Hunter,” a television show detailing the criminal investigations of Joe Kenda, a retired detective […]
February 6, 2019
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Here’s a riddle for you. What do a banker, a contractor, an elementary teacher, a chemist, an engineering professor and a farmer all have in common? Answer: They are all faithful pastors. Unbelievably, approximately 60 percent of the pastors in Tennessee are bivocational. Let that sink […]
January 30, 2019
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Lois Jodie Jamieson Perkins, “Mottie” as her family called her, closed her eyes and peacefully slipped into eternity last week at the age of 97. For most of the world, she was a “nobody.” To my mother-in-law and the rest of her family, and the people who knew […]
January 24, 2019
By Benjie Shaw Collegiate ministry specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board I serve as the director of a campus-based ministry. Campus ministry is the only full-time ministry that I’ve ever known. Working with college students and young adults is great because it affords an opportunity to influence a person in what is probably the most formative […]
January 22, 2019
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director The most gut-wrenching and soul-devastating site in the world is seeing women militantly demanding the right to kill their unborn babies. I was reminded of this last week when I saw a photo of women vociferously protesting for the right to “keep abortion legal.” How I […]
January 17, 2019
By Todd E. Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University On Jan. 18, thousands will gather in Washington D.C. as they have done each year for over 40 years for the March for Life Rally. Billed as the world’s largest pro-life event, people there will march “to end abortion and to share the vision of […]
January 15, 2019
By David Evans TBMB Evangelism Director A decease in baptisms is symptomatic of a larger and looming issue. In 2015, Tennessee Baptist churches baptized 22,613. In 2016, Tennessee Baptist churches baptized 20,267. In 2017, our Tennessee churches baptized 21,000. The baptism number across the United States has been declining, but the baptism number is only […]
January 14, 2019
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R According to the Gregorian calendar, January is the first month of the new year. Named for Janus, the Roman god of gates and doorways, the image is depicted with two faces, one looking forward and one back. In celebrating the beginning of a new year, parents have an opportunity […]
January 11, 2019
By Phil Young Director of Missions, Knox County Association of Baptists I decided it was time to get in shape physically. I will spare you the details, but basically, I knew that it was time to take the next step in my physical health. Oh, I could easily justify keeping things the way they were. […]