Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 25, 2024
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardThere are similarities between the broken walls of Jerusalem and the broken communities scattered for miles along the eastern edge of our great state. Recall the state of Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah. Gates and walls that once proudly stood around Jerusalem were broken […]
October 23, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorI joined the staff of the Baptist and Reflector in 1988. A year later, Hurricane Hugo struck the coast of South Carolina, causing billions of dollars of damage. It is one of the worst hurricanes in the history of the state and at the time was the most costly hurricane […]
October 17, 2024
By Adam DooleyPastor, Englewood Baptist Church, JacksonLooking at the photos is not for the faint of heart. A weeping couple in Florida embraces over the rubble that used to be their home. Traffic stalls on I-40 in North Carolina due to missing pieces of the interstate after excessive rain and mudslides. An engulfed Nolichucky Dam […]
October 16, 2024
By Jay Hardwick President • Tennessee Baptist Convention A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining Randy Davis in representing Tennessee Baptists at the installation service of Jeff Iorg, our new president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. In Dr. Iorg’s message during the service, he cast a vision […]
October 10, 2024
By LonnieEditor, Baptist & ReflectorAs always, God’s timing is impeccable. It is never too early or too late. This morning (Oct. 3), I was glancing through The Link, the e-newsletter produced by Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union, and it included an announcement that Oct. 20 is the Day of Prayer for Baptist Associations. The announcement noted […]
October 9, 2024
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardBen Husser knows devastation. The vice president of the famed Cajun Navy relief organization lost his home and almost everything else in 2005 to Hurricane Katrina. When he surveyed the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene’s flooding in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, he declared […]
September 27, 2024
By Matt TullosStewardship Specialist, TBMBWe sing these words, “I love to tell the story of unseen things above.” That’s why the Gospels are so powerful. We see people like us encounter the Son of God. Glory happens. The amazing thing about the gospel is that Jesus was constantly pressing believers to work together to do […]
September 26, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorThe second Sunday in October is generally recognized across the nation as Pastor Appreciation Week and October as Pastor Appreciation Month. I have said it several times over the past 26 years I have served as editor of the Baptist and Reflector and I will say it again. Let your […]
September 25, 2024
By Randy DavisPresident and executive director, TBMBWhen something happens that people don’t understand, the first thing they ask is, “Why?” I am there with them. By definition, “why” means “a question seeking the cause, reason, or purpose for which something has happened.” I’m not one for arbitrary decisions, so when an action is taken, I […]
September 20, 2024
By Abraham CremeensCare and recovery executive pastor • Long Hollow Baptist ChurchWe are creatures of hope and reach for it wherever we can. When I was in middle school, I tried out for every sport hoping to make the team, but no one wanted me. My hopes were dashed. I remember at one point having […]
September 19, 2024
By Adam B. Dooley Pastor • Englewood Baptist Church • JacksonThe older I get the more I see shadows of my father in the things I do and enjoy. Whether it’s the gait with which I walk, my general suspicion of politics, or my obsession with some details and my apathy for others, you don’t […]
September 18, 2024
By Jay Hardwick President • Tennessee Baptist ConventionWhile recording a podcast interview a couple of weeks ago, the host asked me, “When did this become personal for you? When did you know, ‘We have to do something about this need now?’ ” The question gripped my heart. The focus of the interview was on the […]