By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R Recently a friend mentioned that she attended a class reunion with others who graduated from the same college. “I had not seen many of these people in years,” she said, “but like me, most of these couples had been married 45 years or more. With today’s high divorce rate, I was a bit surprised.” According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of

By Joe Sorah Compassion Ministries Specialist, TBMB If you were to ask a longtime church member about his church, he would probably say his church is friendly, welcoming to guests, and an easy place in which to find your way. I would have told you that about the church where I served as pastor for almost 23 years. Occasionally someone would say they visited our church and no one said

By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, Baptist and Reflector Beneath Godwin’s Mountain, I own a cave that the state of Tennessee refers to as a significant cave. When I was a church’s interim pastor, listeners heard me tell about the cave’s darkness, depths, and dangers — along with its magnificence. A deacon and a high school boy persisted in wanting me to take them on a cave expedition. Finally, I happily