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Ending Racial Strife Starts With ‘Me’

December 3, 2014

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Like many Americans I watched news reports on the verdict handed down on Nov. 24 by the grand jury involving the white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed an 18-year-old African-American in August. When the grand jury announced they would not indict the police officer, I knew there […]

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How Did Folks Get Saved Before Christmas?

December 3, 2014

By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R Christmas is coming! But it first came long ago when the divine Christ also became a human being. I prefer to think of “Christmas” as the whole Christ Event: the birth, life, atoning death, resurrection, and promised return of Jesus Christ to earth. Christ is eternal. Jesus entered history […]

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We Made Decisions, Now It’s Time to Jump

November 19, 2014

By Larry Robertson Sr. Pastor, Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville Three frogs were sitting on a log. One decided to jump off, so how many are left? Three, because deciding to jump is not the same as actually jumping. That old joke is a reminder to us that good intentions mean little until they become action. […]

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Thoughts on Summit; Thanksgiving

November 19, 2014

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Another Summit has come and gone. Tennessee Baptists gathered at Brentwood Baptist Church last week to hear some outstanding preaching, conduct convention business, and to fellowship and rejoice over what God has been doing in and through the Tennessee Baptist Convention this past year. Sadly, after a great […]

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Summit 2014: Understanding Our Moment

November 19, 2014

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director It was near the end of their lives when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson exchanged reflections on the monumental events in which they’d been involved. The two giants were at the epicenter of birthing a new nation then guiding it through the tenuous early days between survival and […]

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Prayer Works: Just Ask Susie

November 6, 2014

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector On Wednesday of last week I was feeling pretty good about myself. I had written an editorial which normally doesn’t happen until the end of the week prior to publication on Monday. But then I received an e-mail which contained a Facebook posting from Susie Edwards, a long-time […]

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When We All Get Together

November 5, 2014

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director There are those people who touch your life and have an impact that shapes who you become. Charlie was one of those for me. I’ll never forget Charlie. Charlie died in his mid-90s. He served as treasurer of Little Escambia Baptist Church for well over 40 years. Every […]

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Let’s Come Together As a Family

November 4, 2014

By Larry Robertson TBC President, & Pastor, Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville In a few days Tennessee Baptists will gather in Brentwood for this year’s Summit. I ask that you make every effort to pray for and participate in this 140th annual session. Our theme this year is “Whatever It Takes,” representing the mindset and missional […]

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Rising to a ‘Golden’ Opportunity

October 22, 2014

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I can imagine W.C. and Mildred Golden sitting at a candlelit table over 114 years ago working tirelessly to write letter after letter to Tennessee Baptists. The flicker of light probably danced across the materials spread out before them waiting to be slid into an envelope and sent […]

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Look Who’s Calling Us Hypocrites

October 22, 2014

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector We have all heard the accusation. Christians are just a bunch of hypocrites. They preach one thing, but live the exact opposite. Sadly, there are Christians who do just that. But there are also Christians who try the best they can to match their words with their actions. […]

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Hunger Is a Reality in Today’s World

October 8, 2014

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Hunger. For most of us, we have no idea of what true hunger is. We all perhaps have gone a day or so without food, but we seldom can say we are really hungry. I recently had a colonoscopy which means I went without eating solid food for […]

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I Love to Tell the Stories

October 8, 2014

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director There’s a homeless man who lives in Chattanooga tucked under a towering overpass. He abused crack cocaine and alcohol. Physically, his life was a wreck and heading for death. Spiritually, he was heading for hell. But about a year ago, someone navigated quarry stones, briar bushes and the […]

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