Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
November 20, 2015
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R I recently performed the wedding ceremony of a granddaughter, who is also a marathoner. Both bride and groom had just completed serious courses on what Christian marriage means. In their ceremony of covenant marriage, here’s what I said: “Marriage is a marathon — not a half-marathon or a trial […]
November 19, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector For anyone who lives in this world, last week was tough. I don’t know what happens in every community in our state and our nation, but I daresay they are similar to Nashville and Memphis. I was in both places last week — metropolitan Memphis for the Summit […]
November 18, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I love family reunions. It’s a chance to gather with folks who share a bond and for whom (hopefully) you care a great deal about. That, to me, is what the annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists feels like. This year’s Summit was held at First Baptist Church, Millington, […]
November 6, 2015
By Chuck Lawless Baptist Press WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) — I admit it. I’m not a good listener. I’m so accustomed to preaching most Sundays that I struggle listening to others (and my wife will undoubtedly affirm that). So, I’m a bit hesitant to talk about how to listen to a sermon, except that I’m […]
November 4, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Baptists are known for many things – some good, some not so good. We tend to argue among ourselves over things that have no Kingdom significance. We get bent out of shape if someone sits in our pew on Sunday morning. We’re not happy if the pastor doesn’t […]
November 3, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I travel – a lot. I’ve made my way back and forth across Tennessee this year several times and then some. Most often those trips are made to preach in your churches or associational meetings, to stop and have lunch with a pastor or church member just to […]
October 28, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector As it has been for centuries, Halloween will be observed on Oct. 31. According to a study by LifeWay Research, nearly a third of Americans avoid the celebration of Halloween or at least its pagan elements. I agree wholeheartedly with avoiding the pagan elements, but I’m not completely sold […]
October 23, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are a special breed of people. They love the Lord with all their hearts and souls, and they love people enough to do “the dirty work” that most people would run from. I spent time this week with Tennessee volunteers who were serving […]
October 23, 2015
By Ronnie Floyd President, SBC The Southern Baptist Convention is a convention of churches that partner together to reach the world for Christ. As we aspire to this biblical vision of presenting the gospel to every person in the world and to make disciples of all the nations, we must find a way to increase […]
October 21, 2015
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC You know the adage, “Whenever you get two Baptists together you always have three (or more) opinions.” And I know this is hard to fathom, but preachers can sometimes be, well, opinionated. Almost all of them see the world through the lens of a biblical worldview so it […]
October 21, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Two things are certain in this world: death and taxes. And not even death is certain should Jesus choose to return to earth sooner than later. We can add one more thing to that list that is certain for sure. You can’t please everybody. We launched the new […]
October 16, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector WTVF (Channel 5 in Nashville) reported on Oct. 15 that Greater Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg has been “kicked out” of the Lawrence County Association of Baptists. While that sounds good on a newscast and immediately draws the attention of viewers, “kicked out” is not the proper […]