Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
July 9, 2019
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Charles Fowler admits he was surprised when he was informed last fall that his name had been put forward as a nomination to be the next president of Carson-Newman University. When I heard the news, I wasn’t the least bit surprised. I’ve known Charles for years. […]
July 3, 2019
By Chap. Lt. Col. Larry M. Kirk, USAF (Ret) Independence Day is that day of celebration on which I hang my heart. My heart rejoices that while our country wasn’t founded as a Christian nation, our forefathers did instill Godly values into our document — The Declaration of Independence. Our forefathers rejected the idea of […]
July 1, 2019
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector I have heard that a dog is a “man’s best friend” for most of my life. As a child growing up, dogs were not my best friends. I didn’t like dogs and dogs didn’t like me, as evidenced by being bitten several times by “man’s best friend.” Dogs […]
July 1, 2019
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R Someone supposedly asked Daniel Boone if he ever got lost. As I remember it, he replied, “No, but I did get bewildered in the woods for four days one time.” I identify with the answer to the question. At age 82, I know where I’ve been and where I’m […]
June 28, 2019
By Todd E. Brady Vice president for university ministries, Union University, Jackson After the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention recently in Birmingham, Ala., I returned home grateful, encouraged and even more eager to invest in the next generation. Southern Baptists are not a perfect people, for I am one. However, our denomination is […]
June 27, 2019
By Chris Turner cturner@tnbaptist.org DUSSELDORF — I heard the distinct sound of a thick coin hitting the bottom of a tin box. It was a toneless plop. I snapped my head to the left to see a neatly groomed man of about 30 looking up into the face of the statue rising above him. He […]
June 26, 2019
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org God is on His throne and He’s in control, but Satan is not on summer vacation. It seems like the more Southern Baptists and Christians try to do the right thing, the more Satan interferes and creates confusion and chaos. Southern Baptists took a strong stance against […]
June 25, 2019
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director I love sunrises and sunsets. I don’t think there’s anything more beautiful than a sunrise in all its glory or a sunset in all its splendor. The fact that our Lord has given us another day of abundant life on our way to eternal life is […]
June 17, 2019
By Debbie Richard I would like to tell you a story about an 8-year-old girl. Her parents did not go to church. The family loved the outdoors, so most weekends were spent camping. Since both parents worked, the girl and her younger brother had to have a sitter. It so happened their sitter was the […]
June 14, 2019
By Roc Collins Director of Strategic Objectives, TBMB I recently overheard someone cynically remark, “It seems like everybody is way too focused on numbers in church.” I understood what he was saying, but I would argue that focusing on numbers is a godly pursuit. Before I deepen the chasm of cynicism even further, please hear […]
June 12, 2019
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director President George W. Bush once stood in front of a group of people trying to make sense of the world that seemed to be coming undone around them. “One thing is for certain,” he said. “We did not ask for these challenges, but we will meet […]
June 12, 2019
By Vickie Anderson Tennessee WMU Executive Director My entry point into missions was the Acteens organization at Immanuel Baptist Church in Lebanon in 1980 as an eighth grader. During the next five years, the world of missionaries, ministry, service and missions opened up for me and a passion was ignited that still burns brightly today. […]