Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
March 29, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org Late last week, Tennessee became only the third state in the United States to pass legislation that requires transgender students in the state to compete in sports according to their sex at birth. Hallelujah! Finally, a law has been passed based on common sense and not political […]
March 25, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same-sex marriage is protected under the Constitution and is now legal in all 50 states. Christians decried that decision then and we still do today. However, there were some who naively believed that was […]
March 24, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, TBMB Social media has the potential for good, but it also has a dark side that Christians too often get drawn into. It’s time we evaluate ourselves and assess if what we’re contributing to the public market of ideas leads to edifying the body of Christ and […]
March 23, 2021
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville Over the past several months I have been repeatedly asked, “Are you guys (the church) meeting in person? And, how are you guys doing?” My answer is always the same. Yes, we are meeting for in-person worship. And yes, by God’s grace, we are doing remarkably well. […]
March 22, 2021
By Ben Mandrell President and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources “Too fast!” my wife, Lynley, screamed as I drove down a steep hill caked in snow. The vehicle picked up speed like a roller coaster on first fall. “I grew up driving in this!” I snapped, more than slightly annoyed that she doubted my […]
March 20, 2021
By Nan Corbitt Allen Freelance writer “Where have all the flowers gone/Long time passing/ Where have all the flowers gone/Long time ago?” Remember this protest song recorded by the trio Peter, Paul and Mary in the 1960s? Its lyrics describe a sort of cycle of life … of flowers … picked by young girls … […]
March 11, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org It’s hard to believe, but one year ago, the world was introduced to COVID-19, a deadly virus that has taken to date more than 500,000 lives in the United States and nearly 11,500 lives in Tennessee. Within a matter of weeks, churches had to cancel in-person gatherings. […]
March 10, 2021
By Vickie Anderson Executive director, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union When most people who grew up in the church hear about being a light in the darkness, they think of the song, “This Little Light of Mine.” “This little light of mine I’m going to let it shine Oh, this little light of mine I’m going […]
March 10, 2021
Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part series by TBMB leader Randy C. Davis. Part I, “What’s Keeping You Awake at Night?” can be found online at BaptistandReflector.org By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director One of our Tennessee Baptist pastors recently asked what were things that kept me awake at […]
March 2, 2021
By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Back in the day, each summer I went to Camp Carson Youth Music Week. I’ve never been a musician, and I’ve attended other camps which had more of the coolness factor than Youth Music Week. But for my youth group and for friends in other […]
February 26, 2021
Editor’s Note: The following is an open correspondence to Tennessee Baptists by Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Tennessee Baptists, it’s time for vigilance and action. We stood for life and were heard just a couple of years ago when we needed to speak into prolife legislation […]
February 26, 2021
Oʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴏsᴛᴇᴅ Nᴏᴠ. 9, 2016 Editor’s note: The following column, written in 2016, has continued to be one of the most widely read articles ever posted on the B&R website. In 2020, it was the seventh most viewed article of the year. With COVID-19 still with us, it may be time to run the article […]