Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
September 22, 2021
By Danny Sinquefield Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Bartlett “Train up a child in the way he should go …” is a familiar passage found in Proverbs 22:6. That is exactly what every world-visionary and world-impacting church should be focused on as we together embrace the Great Commission in our day. But how does this happen […]
September 21, 2021
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville I know a man who lived through the Great Depression. He saved everything — empty milk cartons, non-perishable foods, reams of toilet paper, etc. He was the first “prepper” I ever met even though he wasn’t a “doomsday prepper.” If you asked him why he saved all […]
September 16, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board We were at a deacons retreat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when we got news that a granddaughter of one of the deacons had been taken to the hospital gravely ill. Holly soon died from a brain aneurysm. I was the beautiful […]
September 15, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org One of the highlights of the week for staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is our Wednesday morning devotions and prayer time. Prior to COVID-19, this was held in the Church Support Center in Franklin for the folks who were in the building. When COVID forced […]
September 6, 2021
Editor’s note: The suggested dates for the Week of Prayer for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions are Sept. 12-19. The 2021-22 GOTM goal is $2.1 million. By Matt Tullos Special Assistant to the Executive Director, TBMB As we begin the journey to 2.1 million dollars raised through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions, here […]
September 2, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org Tennessee Baptists have every reason to be proud. Our disaster relief teams have once again responded to show God’s love to a hurting community — and this time it was in their own back yard. Many Tennessee volunteers did not have to travel as far, but Tennessee […]
August 27, 2021
By Todd E. Brady Vice President for University Ministries; Union University, Jackson Tuesday (Aug. 17) was the first day. It started again. We did it last year and we’ll do it again next year. For almost 200 years (Union celebrates its bicentennial in two years.) Union University has been starting school every fall. After the […]
August 26, 2021
By Vickie Anderson Exec. Dir., TN Woman’s Missionary Union One hundred twenty years ago, W.C. and Mildred Golden challenged Tennessee Baptists to pray for our Tennessee mission field and give to the first state missions offering. That first offering in 1902 was $800. The offering was named after the Goldens in 1943. Today, churches are […]
August 25, 2021
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB cturner@tnbaptist.org My daughter just left for college, and I’ve mysteriously developed “ugly cry” syndrome. A friend tells me the correlation is not coincidental. I should have seen it coming. Not too long ago I heard a pastor tell a young couple with a newborn to make the most […]
August 25, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org For nearly all of my life, I have heard of the soap opera, “As the World Turns.” I can honestly say that I never recall watching a single episode. My grandmother, with whom I spent most of my daytime hours before going to school, was a “General […]
August 16, 2021
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Just when it seemed like life was getting back to some sense of normalcy, now there is talk about a new Delta variant of COVID-19 going around. After months of washing up, social-distancing and wearing face coverings, are we getting ready for yet […]
August 13, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Our world is an unsettled place. Just look across our state, our country and around the world. We live in days of constant change, high anxiety and rampant fear. In fact, a recent Lifeway Research study found that the feeling people most wanted […]