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CAMPBELL BECOMES FASTEST COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACH TO REACH 700 WINS

January 23, 2023

JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University women’s basketball coach Mark Campbell won his 700th career game Jan. 18, reaching that mark faster than any collegiate coach in history. The achievement came in a victory at the University of West Georgia in Campbell’s 811th career game. “I am overwhelmed with all the people that God has surrounded me with over the years at Union,” Campbell said following the game. “From assistant coaches,

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TBMB ESTABLISHES AMY HOOD ADOPTION ENDOWMENT FUND

January 23, 2023

Editor’s note: For more on the Amy Hood Adoption Endowment, see the Clarity column by Randy C. Davis HERE. Online contributions can be made at AmyHoodFund.org and selecting the Amy Hood Adoption Endowment Fund. FRANKLIN — An adoption endowment fund has been established with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board designed to provide funding for adoption expenses for Tennessee Baptist couples who desire to adopt children. The fund was established with

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CHANGES MARK FIRST POST-ROE SANCTITY OF LIFE SUNDAY

January 20, 2023

NASHVILLE — The first post-Roe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday arrives with gratitude to God and recognition of how much pro-life work remains and how much it has changed, leaders in the movement said. On Jan. 22, many Southern Baptist churches will observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, the 38th annual observance on the SBC calendar. This time, the day will be celebrated without the shadow of a nationwide abortion

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TEXAS PLANE CRASH KILLS FOUR MEMBERS OF HARVEST CHURCH, GERMANTOWN; PASTOR IN HOSPITAL

January 17, 2023

YOAKUM, Texas — A plane crash in Lavaca County, Texas, Jan. 17, killed four members of Harvest Church, Germantown, and left the pastor in critical condition. The crash occurred near the Yoakum Municipal Airport, between Houston and San Antonio. Among those killed were Bill Garner, the church’s executive pastor, along with elders Steve Tucker Tyler Patterson and Tyler Springer. Lead pastor Kennon Vaughn was reported in stable but critical condition in

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ALERT CANCELED FOR DR TEAMS FOR RESPONSE IN ALABAMA OR GEORGIA

January 17, 2023

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated on Jan. 17. FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, notified Tennessee Baptist DR teams to be on alert for possible deployment to either Alabama or Georgia to aid the recovery process after tornadoes swept through parts of both states. The alert was canceled on Jan. 17.  Jones said Tennessee Baptist DR is currently responding in Selma, Ala, where a

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CLINT CLIFTON, NAMB STAFFER, DIES IN PLANE CRASH

January 17, 2023

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — North American Mission Board president Kevin Ezell announced on Jan. 13 the tragic death of NAMB staffer Clint Clifton, who died in a plane crash on the evening of Jan. 12 in Dawson County, Ga. According to the Dawson County News, “at about 9:12 a.m. on Jan. 13, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office E-911 Center received a call reporting a possible plane crash near the wildlife management

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STORMS RIP THROUGH SOUTH, KILL MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN ALABAMA

January 13, 2023

SELMA, Ala. — Six people are dead after a storm system surprised Alabamians on Jan. 12 with two dozen tornadoes that devastated homes, businesses and churches in different parts of the state. At least two churches were damaged by one large tornado that ripped through the heart of Selma. Crosspoint Christian Church in Selma, which suffered extensive damage, had its daycare and preschool in session when the tornado hit, with about 70 children

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IN WAKE OF DAMAR HAMLIN INJURY, PRAYER GETS A PUBLIC SHOW OF SUPPORT

January 13, 2023

NASHVILLE — An elevated call for prayer in recent days shows not only that more people believe in its power, but that studies indicating a lack of belief in God may be premature. Those sentiments have been reflected by Southern Baptists and others during the recovery of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin. The second-year safety was dismissed Jan. 11 from a Buffalo hospital, just over a week after an on-field

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SURVEY: CHURCHGOERS VALUE TIME ALONE WITH GOD

January 13, 2023

NASHVILLE — Most Protestant churchgoers spend time alone with God at least daily, but there’s a range in what they do in that time and what resources they use. According to a study by Lifeway Research, nearly 2 in 3 Protestant churchgoers (65 percent) intentionally spend time alone with God at least daily, with 44 percent saying daily and 21 percent saying more than once a day. Meanwhile, 17 percent

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2022 REVIEW: RECAPPING SOME OF THE B&R’S MOST-READ STORIES

January 12, 2023

Baptist and Reflector staff FRANKLIN — The past 12 months contained news that created many different emotions. There was plenty of good news along the way, but there were also many discouraging developments.  Based on the analytics of the Baptist and Reflector’s website, readers were interested in stories of both kinds.  The content below recaps some of the most-read stories from 2022 based on the number of views received from

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