Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
September 15, 2020
By Paul Fries DOM, Salem Baptist Association, Liberty In Enterprise, Ala,, at the corner of College and Main Streets, stands a 13-foot tall monument to the Boll Weevil. This monument was placed their on Dec. 11, 1919 with the following inscription: “In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil and what it has done as the […]
September 10, 2020
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org ORLANDO, Fla. — A new book on providing care for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease provides both a spouse’s perspective and a child’s viewpoint of caring for an aging parent. Alzheimer’s, Dementia. What Now?: Help and Hope for Caregivers, Family and Friends, co-authored by Nashville native Jim Henry […]
September 9, 2020
By Jay Barbier Youth specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Excitement, enthusiasm, exhaustion — that’s what I would experience on the fourth Wednesday morning every September. I would start typically around 3 a.m. The routine would be get up, get ready, and GO! It’s okay, coffee and sugar were waiting on me. This was my life […]
September 8, 2020
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org LifeWay Research released a “State of Theology” study today (Sept. 8) that should sound an alarm to Christians all over the word. It’s little wonder our world is “messed up.” People will believe anything when it comes to religion and faith in God. For example, the study […]
September 4, 2020
By Bruce Chesser President, Tennessee Baptist Convention Senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Hendersonville It was with a great deal of prayer and discussion that a large group of Tennessee Baptists made the recent decision to cancel the 2020 meeting called “The Summit.” Well over 100 people were involved in the decision which involved the ministerial […]
September 3, 2020
By David Dawson Communications specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board ddawson@tnbaptist.org It was a tough decision. For several weeks, my wife and I talked about it at great length. We prayed about it, sweated over it and, occasionally, I will admit, flip-flopped on it. In the end, though, we made our choice and held firm: We […]
September 1, 2020
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Posterity will probably remember 2020 as the “Year of COVID-19.” The negative global impact of the coronavirus pandemic has certainly left its mark on Tennessee, the United States and the rest of the world. However, I will remember 2020 as the year Tennessee Baptists set a […]
September 1, 2020
By Vickie Anderson Executive director, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union Things are looking different this September. Virtual and in-person schools starting back. Some team sports are canceled, others are playing but with limited or no fans present and others playing with no limitations. Words like masks, social distancing and quarantine have been part of our regular […]
August 24, 2020
By Shawn Allred Pastor, First Baptist Church, Kenton “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful” (Matthew 14:27). These words spoken by The Prince of Peace over 2,000 years ago still ring true for […]
August 24, 2020
By Matt Tullos Stewardship development specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Most of us can remember this scenario. Students walk into a classroom, bleary eyed from a late night of doing nothing productive. The teacher enters and the rustling of paper and books ceases. Then, the illprepared students hear those familiar, yet no less fateful instructions: […]
August 21, 2020
By Jay Barbier Youth Specialist, TBMB School is back in session, whether from home or in the classroom. Football schedules have been finalized, cheerleaders are prepping for the games, School bands are filling the parking lots to prepare for “Friday Night Lights”! What does all this mean to us as youth ministers? This means we […]
August 20, 2020
By Bruce Chesser President of the Tennessee Baptist Convention Where do we go from here? It is a question that I am hearing from pastors and church leaders across the state of Tennessee. Much like the word to the Israelites after they crossed over the Jordan River into the Promised Land, “you haven’t traveled this […]