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August 26, 2016
Union News Office JACKSON — Union University hosted more than 4,000 campers at Centrifuge Camps throughout the summer. During the seven weeks of camps, more than 600 decisions were made, including 136 salvation decisions, 365 rededications, and 37 calls to ministry. Todd Brady, Union’s vice president for university ministries, said Union is grateful to have […]
August 26, 2016
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BORDEAUX — Bobby Hatfield admits he was the “hold out” in the group of the 14 remaining members of Bordeaux Baptist Church here in metropolitan Nashville. “I’ve been the hold out. I was committed to doing everything we can to keep the church open. …” “This […]
August 25, 2016
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — “A lot of humanity is suffering because so many people are without their homes,” said Don Kohanski, disaster relief director of Hermitage Hills Baptist Church, Hermitage, who has served recently in Gonzalez, La., leading a shower/laundry operation. “What we are doing is being […]
August 25, 2016
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — We welcome the more than 6,000 new readers who are being provided a copy of this week’s issue through our Baptist and Reflector Day emphasis. Our staff hopes you will enjoy the articles and information provided. The B&R is printed 26 times a year and articles are added regularly to […]
August 25, 2016
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Convention’s new Church Support Center is well on its way to becoming reality. Construction on the Church Support Center began soon after ground was broken on April 23 for the new facility, located just south of Franklin off I-65 on a former farm owned by the Berry […]
August 24, 2016
By Redunda Noble Baptist Press MEMPHIS — Watching Laura Spradlin drain 3-pointers and block shots, it’s hard to believe a car crash nearly took her life. Driving alone on her way to school, Spradlin was severely injured when her car collided with a pickup truck at a Memphis-area intersection Jan. 22, 2014. Despite doctors’ low […]
August 24, 2016
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — The presence of Molly, a therapy dog, still amazes her owner, Ron Leonard. With her big brown eyes she looks at people and then waits for them to approach her, which is key if they are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or an illness. […]
August 24, 2016
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — As Scott Harris enters his eighth and final year as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board, he has witnessed a lot of change. He became a trustee in 2009 just after the economy had bottomed out. He has served with three different […]
August 23, 2016
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC DANDRIDGE — It is a familiar routine. First there is the sizzling sound of an obnoxious buzzer, then the sudden firing of a heavy deadbolt that unlocks the gray steel door separating freedom from incarceration. The closing slam reverberates down the gray cinderblock hall sending an authoritative reminder […]
August 18, 2016
Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Herbert R. Higdon, 89, died Aug. 16 in Jackson. He was retired director of missions, Madison-Chester Baptist Association/Crockett County Baptist Association, based in Jackson from 1982-94. Higdon was president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 1997 and a member of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and board […]
August 18, 2016
UPDATED 8/22/16 By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Two Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief shower trailer units are serving flood victims in Louisiana and Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams who are willing to do mud out are needed, said Wes Jones, director of Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief. Also, assessors and […]
August 17, 2016
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLARKRANGE — When it comes to sharing the love of Jesus Christ in the marketplace, Robby Cardwell has done it — literally. What’s more, he has done it in one of the largest marketplaces in the nation (and maybe the world) — the (Highway) 127 Yard Sale. The […]