Joining TBMB staff as prayer catalyst, Duggin ready to help ‘lay the foundation’ FRANKLIN — What is a prayer catalyst? Primarily, it’s a person who is helping the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board bathe everything it does in prayer. But Nancy Duggin will also tell you it’s a person who is ready at-hand to help a church start a revival at the sound of an ‘amen.’ “It’s going to cover anything

JEFFERSON CITY — Dozens of Carson-Newman students recently returned from a spring break week that was anything but traditional. Grouped in teams, students took part in multiple mission trips around the globe — helping others, gaining real-world experience, and showing the love of Christ. Students boarded planes traveling to Los Angeles, Hawaii and Honduras, while a team of nursing students took part in a medical mission trip to Ecuador. Carson-Newman

COLUMBIA — Carson and Andy Prock celebrated their birthdays with a huge party that included cake, candles, games and laughter. There was, however, one element that was noticeably absent from the festivities. There were no presents for the two young sisters. Instead, Andy, who turned 10, and Carson, 7, used their big day as a means of giving, not receiving. They did so by asking the party’s attendees to make

By Zoë Watkins [email protected] CLEVELAND — “And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” Matthew 10:42 This verse comes to mind amid the generosity that’s been poured into the disaster relief efforts for East Tennessee. For those who have donated, they know it’s not how much you