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COORDINATOR DESCRIBES NEEDS IN DOMINICA

January 23, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: You can listen to Phillip Hardee discuss the rebuilding efforts of Tennessee Baptists on the island of Dominica during Episode 14 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.   FRANKLIN — The devastation caused by Hurricane Maria on the island of Dominica was “eye-opening and jaw-dropping,” said Phillip Hardee, a disaster relief volunteer from Bellevue

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LOTTIE MOON OFFERING 4.1% ABOVE LAST YEAR’S PACE

January 19, 2018

by Julie McGowan Baptist Press RICHMOND, Va. — Southern Baptists’ support of international missions through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is 4.1 percent ahead of the same time frame as last year, according to a report by Rodney Freeman, IMB treasurer and vice president of support services.

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DEPEND ON GOD, NOT GPS

January 17, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R I was driving home last week from West Tennessee on a rainy, foggy night. I wasn’t entirely familiar with the area so I trusted my phone’s GPS system — not a good idea.

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IMMIGRATION AND MY CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY

January 15, 2018

By Chris Turner TBMB Communications Director The plane taxied to a stop and flight attendants opened both the forward and rear doors for us to disembark. As I rose from my seat, a smell hit me like a sucker punch and triggered a gag reflex. People cleared a space. Fortunately, it turned out well for everyone. The smell continued its assault on my senses. As we pulled away from the

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‘RENEGADE’ PASTOR FINDS PEACE IN JESUS

January 15, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MADISONVILLE — Morgan Clough would be the first to admit he did not take the traditional path to becoming a Southern Baptist pastor. In fact, he was well off the path for most of his first 35 or so years of life — having been raped 52 times as a child and later falling into a life of alcohol, addiction, and crime.

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THROUGH THE BIBLE IN ONE NIGHT

January 11, 2018

Pastor guides attendees through the Crimson River of Redemption in five hours By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector EASTANALLEE — Instead of ringing in the new year, Tony Crisp was bringing the Word of God. All 66 chapters of the Bible. In one night. Crisp, the lead pastor of Eastanallee Baptist Church, led a five-hour service on New Year’s Eve in which he guided attendees down the “Crimson River of

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COURT UPHOLDS AMENDMENT 1 VOTE

January 10, 2018

Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — A federal appeals court ruled Jan. 9 to uphold the results of a 2014 statewide vote in Tennessee that provided for stricter abortion regulations in the state.

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GOTM, DR RESPONSES TOP 2017 NEWS

January 9, 2018

Past year’s biggest stories include record-breaking totals for Golden Offering, tireless work by DR teams Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Record gifts through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions and disaster relief responses were among the top news stories in 2017 throughout the Tennessee Baptist Convention Tennessee Baptists gave $1,843,511.03 through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions for 2016-17, just barely falling short of the $1.85 million goal. It’s the

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BP’S MOST-READ STORIES OF 2017

January 2, 2018

by Shawn Hendricks Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — In a year where scandal, tragedy, political strife and one too many devastating hurricanes dominated the headlines, some might be surprised this year’s most-read Baptist Press story was about a movie. The release of the “The Shack,” based on a bestselling book by the same title, sparked debate over its depictions of the Trinity as well as fictional references that conflict with

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DEPEND ON GOD, NOT GPS

January 17, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R I was driving home last week from West Tennessee on a rainy, foggy night. I wasn’t entirely familiar with the

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