By Kevin Ezell President, North American Mission Board Southern Baptists work together for one primary reason: to fulfill the Great Commission. For decades now, we have cooperated in that shared, sacred effort to reach the nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our society has seemingly been coming apart at the seams over the last few years, and the sharp divisions provide us an opportunity to display something radical to
By David Dawson Communications Specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Over the past few weeks, I have spent a fair amount of time thinking about motives, both good and bad, after having recently seen examples of each. In both cases, I found myself rejoicing. Let me start by sharing a quick story that exemplifies the essence of “pure” motives. A couple of weeks ago, I was assigned to write a story
By Timothy Cockes Baptist Press CHATTANOOGA — After learning his home town of Chattanooga is one of the most polluted cities in the world, 12-year-old Cash Daniels knew he had to do something. Daniels began mobilizing and organizing various cleanup efforts in and around the Tennessee River. To date, Daniel’s efforts have helped remove more than 12,000 pounds of garbage from the river. His efforts have received nationwide attention, including
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press PORTLAND — Parnell Suttle baked 196 cakes for friends and events in small-town Portland in 2021. But at 95 and retired, she’s ready to slow down a bit. “I’m not going to bake as many this year as I did last year,” she told Baptist Press, taking a few moments from the senior adult fellowship on Feb. 10 at First Baptist Church, Portland. Suttle, or
By Clay Hallmark President, Tennessee Baptist Convention There is an interesting story found in II Kings 3:9-24, which can help each of us understand something important about the kind of faith God blesses. In this story, the Kings of Judah, Israel, and Edom set out to fight the Moabites who had become a threat to them. After traveling for seven days, the Kings and armies found themselves in the desert
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board How badly are we willing to fight for the next generation? A couple of weeks ago in a retreat I attended we discussed the topic of reaching students with the gospel. Someone offered a powerful and passionate statement that summarized what’s at stake: “Whoever wants them the most gets them!” Let the gravity of that statement sink in
By Tena Lee The Hendersonville Standard HENDERSONVILLE —A 14-year ministry aimed at preventing Sumner County residents from going hungry won’t be ending after all. Sumner County Food Bank Executive Director James Gill first told the Hendersonville Standard in early January that the non-profit that distributes food to an estimated 1,000 Sumner County families each month would likely close in April if another church or non-profit didn’t take it over. Gill, 80,
Tennessee Baptists continue to give aid around the state — and well beyond By David Dawson [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — The numbers tell the story: 2021 was an extremely busy year for Tennessee Baptist disaster relief teams. With flooding, tornados and other emergency situations occurring in rapid succession — and sometimes even overlapping — Tennessee Baptist DR personnel logged more than 34,000 work hours during the past year. The DR
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has allocated $50,000 in relief funds for Ukrainian Response and $10,000 each for the Baptist seminaries in Ukraine and Romania. The funds will be sent through Send Relief International (SRI) to be used “to assist in meeting the immediate needs of the refugees coming across various borders,” said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the
Baptists prepare for massive opportunities at plant By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] BROWNSVILLE — Tennessee Baptists are on “the front porch” of a population explosion in West Tennessee that will bring thousands of people to the Volunteer State, said Danny Sinquefield, Harvest Field 1 team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Harvest Field 1 includes Beulah, Dyer, Gibson County, Crockett County, Big Hatchie, Haywood, Madison-Chester, Mid-South,
By Kevin Ezell President, North American Mission Board Southern Baptists work together for one primary reason: to fulfill the Great Commission. For decades now, we
By David Dawson Communications Specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Over the past few weeks, I have spent a fair amount of time thinking about motives,
By Timothy Cockes Baptist Press CHATTANOOGA — After learning his home town of Chattanooga is one of the most polluted cities in the world, 12-year-old
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press PORTLAND — Parnell Suttle baked 196 cakes for friends and events in small-town Portland in 2021. But at 95 and
By Clay Hallmark President, Tennessee Baptist Convention There is an interesting story found in II Kings 3:9-24, which can help each of us understand something
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board How badly are we willing to fight for the next generation? A couple
By Tena Lee The Hendersonville Standard HENDERSONVILLE —A 14-year ministry aimed at preventing Sumner County residents from going hungry won’t be ending after all. Sumner County
Tennessee Baptists continue to give aid around the state — and well beyond By David Dawson [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — The numbers tell the story:
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has allocated $50,000 in relief funds for Ukrainian Response and
Baptists prepare for massive opportunities at plant By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] BROWNSVILLE — Tennessee Baptists are on “the front porch” of