When our children were young, it was fairly common for the youngest child to delight in saying the blessing before meals. When our youngest, Timothy, was 4 years old he often eagerly asked to say the blessing. His prayers developed, of course, moving first from unintelligible to intelligible and then adding and substituting topics. At one point a new item began appearing in his prayers. He began, in his list
FRANKLIN — The next 10 weeks will have a significant impact in the work of Tennessee Baptists for the next 10 years. Next month, TBMB Board of Directors will gather for their semiannual meeting and one of the items on their agenda will be to review a report on the Acts 2:17 Initiative. The Board will also consider a recommendation from the Budget Committee that will reflect the needed investment
Returning to school each fall always evokes a bit of murmuring from my children. Sleeping in, trips to the beach, and free time with friends is admittedly more fun than studying algebra and writing book reports. I get it. What most children and teenagers do not realize, however, is that the revolving semesters of these years represent a season of life that not only passes far too quickly, but also
I don’t know about you, but every time I open a social media app, scan news headlines, or watch a news channel, I feel an ache in my heart, a pit in my stomach and a burden in my soul. Bad news. Tragic events. Vitriolic debate. Threats and predictions of more to come. And it seemingly never ends. Recently, as I scanned a newspaper and felt all these emotions, I
FRANKLIN — The question is not what to do if a crisis strikes, it is being prepared when your church faces a crisis, said Chris Turner, director of communications for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “There are two types of organizations — those that have had a crisis and those whose crisis hasn’t hit yet,” Turner said. Turner was featured recently on the “Tennessee Golden Hour,” a podcast produced by
CLARKSVILLE — Mentoring young ministers is a passion for longtime friends and former Tennessee Baptist Convention presidents Larry Robertson and Steve Freeman. Robertson and Freeman recently shared in an interview with the Baptist and Reflector how their ministries were impacted through mentoring. Freeman, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Springfield, acknowledges that Robertson has been one of his primary mentors throughout his ministry. Robertson, pastor of Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville, felt
FRANKLIN — Chad Mize and Jonathan Chapman are doing their part to ensure that the circle remains unbroken. Mize, associate pastor of missions and mobilization at Forest Hills Baptist Church, and Chapman, collegiate ministry specialist at East Tennessee State University, are both passionate and committed to helping aspiring church leaders find reliable and godly “ministry mentors.” Eventually, if all goes according to plan, those same students will then help others
The men’s 100-meter race at the 2024 Paris Olympics generated global interest. It was the fastest field ever assembled with the winner not only winning gold but also claiming the titles as “World’s Fastest Man.” This year’s field was so stacked with speed that for the first time in history, all eight competitors finished in under 10 seconds. American Noah Lyles came from last to first and won in a
DRESDEN — A mission trip without much mileage. Perhaps that’s the best and most succinct way to sum up what a large group of volunteers from Weakley County experienced this summer. In place of their annual long-haul mission trip, the Weakley County contingent stayed close to home, completing more than a dozen service projects inside the county lines. Phil Mitchell, director of missions for the Weakley County Baptist Association, said
FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, issued a callout on Wednesday, Aug. 14, for flood recovery trained volunteers for response in Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania and possibly South Carolina. The recovery efforts come in the aftermath of Hurricane Debby, a slow-moving and erratic Category 1 hurricane that caused widespread flooding across the southeastern United States in early August.
When our children were young, it was fairly common for the youngest child to delight in saying the blessing before meals. When our youngest, Timothy,
FRANKLIN — The next 10 weeks will have a significant impact in the work of Tennessee Baptists for the next 10 years. Next month, TBMB
Returning to school each fall always evokes a bit of murmuring from my children. Sleeping in, trips to the beach, and free time with friends
I don’t know about you, but every time I open a social media app, scan news headlines, or watch a news channel, I feel an
FRANKLIN — The question is not what to do if a crisis strikes, it is being prepared when your church faces a crisis, said Chris
CLARKSVILLE — Mentoring young ministers is a passion for longtime friends and former Tennessee Baptist Convention presidents Larry Robertson and Steve Freeman. Robertson and Freeman
FRANKLIN — Chad Mize and Jonathan Chapman are doing their part to ensure that the circle remains unbroken. Mize, associate pastor of missions and mobilization
The men’s 100-meter race at the 2024 Paris Olympics generated global interest. It was the fastest field ever assembled with the winner not only winning
DRESDEN — A mission trip without much mileage. Perhaps that’s the best and most succinct way to sum up what a large group of volunteers
FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, issued a callout on Wednesday, Aug. 14, for flood recovery trained volunteers
