By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Looking for peace? Yeah, everyone is, right? You know, that inner peace that dispels anxiety and worry. People talk about the journey to get there, but are you sure you’re making the right journey? Can you even know? Actually, you can. The Bible talks about at least two types of peace, but unfortunately people in general, and Christians in particular, too often are
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press MORRISTOWN — Gospel singer Gerald Wolfe was visiting his father, who was suffering from Parkinson’s disease dementia at a care facility, when a guitarist playing “In the Sweet By and By” struck a chord of memory among patients there. “Within just minutes, most of the people in the room started to sing, and they knew the song,” Wolfe said. That moment inspired Wolfe to lead
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Over the years I/Baptist and Reflector have been “killed” countless times, not with bullets but with words. Why? We have been the messenger — the bearer or deliverer of bad news or news that strikes those who read it negatively and causes them to blame the messenger, not those who spoke or wrote the message in the first place. I have grown
FBC McMinnville sees surge in baptisms despite COVID By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] McMINNVILLE — Although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a tidal wave of cancelations and postponements over the past 10 months, the virus certainly hasn’t canceled the evangelism efforts at First Baptist Church, McMinnville. It has only reshaped them. When the virus first took hold last spring, the church staff at FBC began examining some of
Pastors, church leaders dealing with tough decisions, high stress levels during pandemic By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Though a large number of Christians may feel their pastors and ministers have easy jobs (after all they only have to work on Sunday and Wednesdays, right?), research findings indicate the opposite is true. In 2015 LifeWay Research revealed some of the stress pastors face: 84 percent say
Baptist and Reflector TRENTON — For the past 20 years Mississippi River Ministry and Randy Pool have been synonymous in Tennessee. A former pastor and Southern Baptist missionary for 11 years in Central America, Pool and his wife, Cindy, returned to the United States in 2000 for a leave of absence to deal with family issues. During that time they became caregivers for his wife’s mother. “It became apparent that
By Roy Hayhurst Director, Denominational and Public Relations Services, GuideStone DALLAS — Legislation signed late Dec. 27 by President Donald Trump includes provisions that could assist churches and ministry organizations, including additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as well as direct payments to some taxpayers. An additional $284 billon is made available for forgivable PPP loans, and $20 billion is included for Economic Injury Disaster Loans for businesses
Slip Disc Ministries using frisbees to spread Good News worldwide By David Dawson [email protected] JACKSON — Over the past year, Mark and Dottie McSwain have literally been putting a new spin on the concept of spreading the gospel. The McSwains own and operate a ministry called “Slip Disc Ministries.” The company produces and distributes flying discs (aka frisbees) that feature a gospel message. The ministry — which is operated out
By Todd E. Brady Vice president for University ministries, Union University, Jackson When toddlers jabber made-up phrases, parents and grandparents say, “Aw, isn’t that cute?” When older adults utter nonsensical language, it’s usually sad. When national leaders use senseless words, it’s downright ridiculous. This week, I could hardly believe the recent headlines that told of House Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) who is also an ordained United Methodist pastor who
By Chris Turner [email protected] Do Christians need to continue confessing sin after they’ve come into a relationship with Jesus Christ? I was recently asked that question by a friend who’d been told that continued confession is unnecessary. Since that conversation with him, I’ve heard and read others propagating that same perspective. I don’t know how widespread that thinking is, but it is categorically unbiblical and dangerous to one’s understanding of
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Looking for peace? Yeah, everyone is, right? You know, that inner peace that dispels anxiety and worry. People
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press MORRISTOWN — Gospel singer Gerald Wolfe was visiting his father, who was suffering from Parkinson’s disease dementia at a care
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Over the years I/Baptist and Reflector have been “killed” countless times, not with bullets but with words.
FBC McMinnville sees surge in baptisms despite COVID By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] McMINNVILLE — Although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a tidal
Pastors, church leaders dealing with tough decisions, high stress levels during pandemic By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Though a large
Baptist and Reflector TRENTON — For the past 20 years Mississippi River Ministry and Randy Pool have been synonymous in Tennessee. A former pastor and
By Roy Hayhurst Director, Denominational and Public Relations Services, GuideStone DALLAS — Legislation signed late Dec. 27 by President Donald Trump includes provisions that could
Slip Disc Ministries using frisbees to spread Good News worldwide By David Dawson [email protected] JACKSON — Over the past year, Mark and Dottie McSwain have
By Todd E. Brady Vice president for University ministries, Union University, Jackson When toddlers jabber made-up phrases, parents and grandparents say, “Aw, isn’t that cute?”
By Chris Turner [email protected] Do Christians need to continue confessing sin after they’ve come into a relationship with Jesus Christ? I was recently asked that