Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
May 3, 2021
By Norman Ridenhour Baptist layman and retired journalist There are subjects no one wants to deal with but are a reality. One such reality is death. Most Christians respond to death with either acceptance or anger. I’ve seen some who become witnesses to others while some want answers that are not forthcoming. Truth is, it’s […]
April 30, 2021
By Steve Pearson Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Evangelism Specialist The state of lostness in Tennessee is increasing. Tennessee’s population is close to seven million people. It is estimated that the amount of that population which is lost is around four million. In other words, it is estimated that around 58 percent of Tennesseans are lost […]
April 29, 2021
By Matt Tullos Special Assistant to the Executive, TBMB The audience reacted with a loud collective, embarrassing gasp! How could this have possibly happened during the world’s most watched awards show. The Oscar for Best Picture of 2017 envelope was opened. Millions of viewers experienced the shock, embarrassment and confusion of the presenter as the […]
April 21, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, TBMB Do you see the children? Sure, we see our own children and we often see other people’s children, especially in restaurants if they are misbehaving. But do you see nobody’s children? These are Tennessee’s nearly 8,000 children currently in foster care, an increasing number due to […]
April 21, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org I was not there but I can’t help but believe that pastor Kenny Palmer of South Holston Baptist Church in Lenoir City preached the love and saving power of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. I imagine he shared the story of how Jesus took the sins of […]
April 19, 2021
By Matt Tullos Special assistant to the executive director I absolutely believe that most churches long to be welcoming to first-time guests and new attendees. But there is a gaping chasm between having a desire to reach people and doing the things that must be done to reach people. Here is a deacon dare, if […]
April 17, 2021
By Johnnie C. Godwin Contributing columnist, B&R Editor’s note: The following column is Part II of a two-part series. The first part was printed in the March 24 issue of the B&R. In a movie on the apostle Paul, I saw Paul in prison before his martyrdom. Dr. Luke was with Paul but not imprisoned: […]
April 9, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, TBMB It’s Thursday while I’m writing this and I’m thinking about what Friday represents for the world on this week we recognize as Holy Week. By the time you read this column, we will have had our first in-person Easter gathering in two years. I’m certain I […]
April 5, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org One of the aggravating parts of being a biweekly publication is that holidays don’t always fall prior to a print issue. As a result, I did not publish a pre-Easter column. But, here’s the good news. Easter did not end on Sunday, April 4, at 11:59 p.m. […]
April 5, 2021
By Norman Ridenhour Baptist Layman & Retired Journalist Perhaps every Baptist knows about missionaries and the International Mission Board. These are men and women called to serve somewhere in the world to share the love of Jesus and to invest in lives through their sacrifice of leaving home to serve. Their tasks are many, with […]
April 2, 2021
By Johnnie C. Godwin Contributing columnist, B&R Editor’s note: The following column is Part I of a two-part series. Although Part I is the joint effort of Allan Legard and Johnnie Godwin, it is mostly Godwin’s writing. In Part II, Legard will identify 10 essential next steps when a loved one dies. Ideally, all loved […]
April 1, 2021
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Sometimes what we think are the worst things happening to us can end up being the best things for us. What has been a global pandemic has turned out to be a divine “plandemic” for us at Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Milan. […]