By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Confession One: I struggle with racial prejudice against blacks. There, I said it. God has consistently convicted me of that and increasingly helped me let a lot of that go over the past 20 years. It occasionally rises up, but He reminds me that racial prejudice is rooted in pride, one race believing it is superior to other races, and that in His
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector I walked into the offices of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (formerly the Executive Board) on Jan. 3 after nearly two weeks of rest and relaxation (if spending a week of it with two boys ages 4 and almost 2 can be relaxing). But it was definitely fun and exciting. As fellow staff members arrived in the office we exchanged greetings and talked
By Ernest L. Easley Evangelism Professor, Union University, Jackson A busy pastor recently asked me how to keep the main focus on evangelism while meeting all the other demands and distractions of church life. Having served as a lead pastor for more than 30 years, I understand that frustration. I sometimes struggled to have any energy or drive left for evangelism after seemingly giving it all toward shepherding the flock.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector I recently came across an article on the International Mission Board website (www.imb.org) by former president Jerry Rankin. The title immediately caught my attention: “Help that Hurts: Considering the Long-Term Cost of Missions Subsidy.” Rankin observed: “We have made many mistakes over the years of missions work around the world. One of the errors has been trying to accelerate growth by an infusion of financial
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector As January gets into full swing, people are excited about a new year and new opportunities. No doubt Tennessee Baptists are among the millions who made “resolutions” for the new year, ranging from losing weight to reading your Bible daily to countless other things that individuals deem important. Hopefully, those who made resolutions will be able to keep them. I don’t make many
By Steve Freeman President, Tennessee Baptist Convention Hello Tennessee Baptists! Another Christmas season is in the books! If your experience is anything like mine, it seems as though Christmas rolls around much faster each year and before you know it — it’s all over! The excitement and anticipation of the season is a wonderful experience … then it’s all done! Life simply returns to “normal” and the normal “everyday” routine
By Randy C. Davis TBMB Executive Director Maybe you’ve been there, on a missions trip standing in the middle of the urban sprawl of one of the world’s great cities, cities like Buenos Aires, Guatemala City, Sao Paulo, London, Krakow, Rome, or Istanbul. There are people everywhere, bouncing off each other like pinballs. You may have even felt — like I have — very small and wondering what kind of
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R I believe in the Cooperative Program established in 1925. It is our best single-shot, laser beam approach in reaching the world for Christ. I say this at a time when most of our Southern Baptists are largely ignorant of their Baptist history and heritage and the history of missiology. They know little about the Cooperative Program and are tending to retreat to the old
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector I was reading a novel recently and saw these words: “Where there is life, there is hope.” That sounds good and it works — for fiction. But in real life, hope is available only through Jesus Christ. We live in a fallen, sin-filled world. Turn on the news every day and you will be depressed within the first five minutes, if not sooner.
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC Dust particles diffuse the saturated orange of a sinking sun and smooth the warm tones evenly across the horizon. The limestone walls of Jerusalem absorb the light and the city practically glows, like it is on fire. In a sense, it is. Jerusalem’s Old City has been a battleground for thousands of years. Lingering hostility between Jews and Muslims still smolders within, waiting
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Confession One: I struggle with racial prejudice against blacks. There, I said it. God has consistently convicted me
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector I walked into the offices of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (formerly the Executive Board) on Jan. 3
By Ernest L. Easley Evangelism Professor, Union University, Jackson A busy pastor recently asked me how to keep the main focus on evangelism while meeting
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector I recently came across an article on the International Mission Board website (www.imb.org) by former president Jerry Rankin. The
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector As January gets into full swing, people are excited about a new year and new opportunities. No doubt
By Steve Freeman President, Tennessee Baptist Convention Hello Tennessee Baptists! Another Christmas season is in the books! If your experience is anything like mine, it
By Randy C. Davis TBMB Executive Director Maybe you’ve been there, on a missions trip standing in the middle of the urban sprawl of one
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R I believe in the Cooperative Program established in 1925. It is our best single-shot, laser beam approach in reaching
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector I was reading a novel recently and saw these words: “Where there is life, there is hope.” That
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC Dust particles diffuse the saturated orange of a sinking sun and smooth the warm tones evenly across the
