Featured

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM: A MISSIONARY’S GRATITUDE

By Paul Chitwood International Mission Board President EDITOR’S NOTE FROM BAPTIST PRESS: Paul Chitwood is president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. October is Cooperative Program Emphasis month in the Southern Baptist Convention. Learn more about CP here. RICHMOND, Va. — As I near the first anniversary of being elected president of the International Mission Board, I am incredibly encouraged about so many aspects of the Great Commission work

Read More...

WHEN A TOY IS NOT A TOY

The world is getting crazier by the day. When I was a kid, toys were a luxury. You usually received them on Christmas and birthdays. Now, kids get toys year-round, mainly from grandparents who spoil their grandkids (and I confess that I am among that number). Shame on us. But one toy my grandkids won’t be receiving is the new gender-fluid Creatable World doll from Mattel (see BP story). Barbie,

Read More...

NEPALI FRESHMAN TRAVELS 8,000 MILES TO ATTEND UNION

By Sarah Goff Union news office JACKSON — Vishal Gaurav Karmacharya traveled farther than most freshmen to Union University: about 8,000 miles from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Jackson. Vishal and his father, Bishwa, and mother, Ramila, arrived on campus Aug. 14 to move Vishal into his campus apartment. Bishwa and Ramila stayed in Tennessee for a few days before flying back to Kathmandu and their youngest son, leaving Vishal at Union

Read More...

BABY LOVE

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] MARYVILLE — Hannah Watson is just one of thousands of young women who have made “life decisions” at the Pregnancy Resource Center in Maryville, including 905 women who chose life rather than abortion just last year, said Valerie Millsapps, executive director of the center. Hannah, who was facing an unplanned pregnancy, acknowledged that she felt alone and afraid and incapable of raising a child. “When I

Read More...

VICTORY FORMATION

C-N football program sees 10 players make professions By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY —  Big decisions are often made at football camp. Who is going to be the starting tailback? What scheme is the new defensive coordinator going to install?  Is the kick returner going to be used at wide receiver? Important choices, for sure. Choices that can ultimately determine a team’s success. And yet, those

Read More...

TENNESSEE DR ASSIGNED TO HUFFMAN

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been asked to send flood recovery teams to First Baptist Church, Huffman, Texas, located on the north side of Houston, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Imelda. Imelda dumped about 40 inches of rain on southeast Texas  last week. An estimated 4,000 homes were flooded, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

Read More...

TBMB DIRECTORS ADOPT 2019-20 BUDGET, ELECT METTS AT SEPT. SESSION

UPDATED 9/23/19; originally posted 9/12/19. By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] David Green, president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, shared an update and a challenge for Tennessee Baptists to attend and to pray for the upcoming Summit at First Baptist Church, Concord, in Knoxville. “This year’s Summit will be a time of worship, celebration and inspiration,” he noted. “The Tennessee Baptist Convention is a family and we should spend as much time

Read More...

FREE PANCAKES KICK OFF BCM MINISTRY AT MTSU

By Ashley Perham B&R contributing writer MURFREESBORO — The Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Middle Tennessee State University kicked off the new school year by offering free, all-you-can-eat pancakes to students from 8 p.m. to midnight. It is the second year the BCM has offered free pancakes the first week of school although they have been serving pancakes during finals week for more than 10 years. Mark Whitt, MTSU campus minister,

Read More...

WHEN WILL WE EVER LEARN FROM OUR PAST?

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Eighteen years ago today, the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (now Tennessee Baptist Mission Board) was preparing for its September meeting. Before it started, however, news of the terrorist attacks on Washington, D.C. and New York City began to spread. People stood around a television set in the building and watched the horror unfold. Then TBC executive director James Porch observed

Read More...

SUMMIT 2019 WILL FOCUS ON ‘BY ALL MEANS, WIN TN’

Hendersonville pastor Bruce Chesser to be nominated as TBC president; FBC Concord is hosting event Baptist and Reflector  FRANKLIN — “By All Means, Win TN” is the theme of the 2019 Summit, scheduled for Nov. 17-20 at First Baptist Church, Concord, in Knoxville. Summit festivities begin on Sunday, Nov. 17, with the “Tennessee Reunion” at 6 p.m. at First Baptist, Concord. The worship service will feature Rick Barnes, men’s basketball

Read More...