Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
July 15, 2015
By David Evans TBC Staff The recent Supreme Court decision confirmed what many people have already observed. Our culture is shifting and behaviors once understood as contrary to a biblical standard have now been legally validated. Although the world proclaims with the social media hashtag, “#lovewins,” it seems that #religiouspersecution is on the rise. Those […]
July 14, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had been key players in one of history’s most significant dramas in the founding of the United States. Years had passed since that fateful July 4 Independence Day. Now, they were two stately gentlemen near the end of their lives exchanging letters and […]
July 1, 2015
By Lucyara Usery TBC Staff Blessed to be an American? You should be. Yet, you didn’t choose where you were to be born. God’s sovereignty directs that. Citizenship will shape a lot in life but it will also reflect God’s creative nature. Does your church reflect His nature? Does your church intentionally reach out to […]
June 30, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector It’s time to take down the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina State Capitol. As a South Carolina native and born and bred Southerner, I never thought I would ever say those words, much less put them into print. The issue of taking down the […]
June 26, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Marriage is between one man and one woman. Period. And, it is impossible for any human institution to declare otherwise. Period. However, the fate of marriage as defined by popular culture has for months awaited a ruling by our United States Supreme Court to codify the definition it […]
June 17, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Kim Margrave, volunteer missions specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, recently sent me some information about the national Send North America Conference to be held in Nashville Aug. 3-4. The meeting, sponsored by the North American and International Mission Boards of the Southern Baptist Convention, will explore “what […]
June 16, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director The overflow crowd crammed into the small room and spilled out into the street. You needed to be early or fast to get a good seat. Neither of those are an option when you can’t walk. Late arrivals are relegated to the farthest reaches of the human sea, […]
June 6, 2015
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R My “Baptist” dad went forward at invitation time one Sunday night when I was 16. I didn’t have a clue why he might be doing that. All my life Dad had done all the Baptist things the rest of our family did: the whole shebang. Growing up, I had […]
June 6, 2015
By David Evans TBC Staff In the New Testament, the nature of evangelism is organic (natural and irregular). Evangelism should occur naturally from all believers and will occur at irregular times. Evangelism was not something that was programmed. Instead, evangelism was part of personal preparation. The evangelist was prepared because evangelism could happen at anytime […]
June 4, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector On May 22, voters in the country of Ireland made a decision that will forever impact their nation. Ireland became the first country to hold a public vote amending its constitution to allow gay marriage (see story “Ireland Votes to Allow Gay Marriage”). With 62.1 percent of the […]
June 2, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Okay, be sure to pay attention here. This first part could be a little confusing. “Z” is not “Y,” and both “Z” and “Y” are certainly not “X.” No, this isn’t algebra; it is the generational alphabet soup. As a member of the Boomer Generation, I’m just glad […]
May 19, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I have a friend, I’ll call him, “Pamin” (pah-MEEN). He’s Egyptian, a Coptic Christian, lives in the United States and fears for his life. ISIS, he says, is rooted in the United States and he believes would torture and kill him — and other Coptic believers — given […]