By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R Remember when your family made the traditional trip to the meadows and woods in search of that perfect Christmas tree? Or, you cut armloads of holly, pine, and cedar to bring the scent of winter holidays into your home? Perhaps you recall home made ornaments that held a special place on the cedar tree. This holiday season recapture the joys of making family memories
By Lori McDaniel Church Initiative Leader, International Mission Board, Richmond, Va. Lottie Moon. I want to be like her, but I didn’t realize how much until I dove into her life story. You could draw a line in the sand, mention the name Lottie Moon, and people who revere her will move to one side of the line while people whispering, “Who’s that?” will migrate to the other. I had
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Churches charred. Businesses gone. Homes nothing but ash heaps and rubble. Some of the most beautiful country I’ve ever seen left a blackened wasteland. A few hours of raging fire forever changed the lives of thousands. One of those homes on top of one of those mountains belonged to the late Dr. Clyde Martin and his
By Chris Kelly Exec. VP/General Counsel, Tennessee Baptist Foundation ’Tis the season — the season for celebrating our Savior, gathering with friends and family, looking for that perfect gift, and taking last-minute advantage of the charitable giving opportunities to Baptist causes within this calendar year. While I’ll admit that it is surprising that no one has ever written a Christmas song about charitable giving, it is important to consider whether
By Billy Hoffman Stewardship Development Specialist, TBC Is God leading you and your church to share Christ where He is not known? I ask it this way because spreading the gospel is both an individual as well as a Christian community activity. This is the third in a series of articles to assist you to discover a biblically-based process for doing that. We continue reviewing Acts 13 to discover the
By Erich Bridges Freelance Writer, Richmond, Va. My heart aches for the six young lives lost in the crash of school bus No. 366 in Chattanooga. I think about their families, now facing Christmas without beloved children. I think about the kids on the bus who survived. Some of them suffered critical injuries; all of them experienced the horror of seeing friends die. And I think about the tens of
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC One moment it was a blustery late November evening secluded in the Smoky Mountains; the next a fiery hell. And it all changed in the time it takes to draw a breath. Somewhere along the way I became a disaster chaser. That was never my intention; it just worked out that way. My background is rooted in journalism and at one point I
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Tennessee Baptist Convention churches are observing the Week for Prayer for International Missions this week and are in the process of collecting the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. If past years are any indicator, Tennessee Baptists will be generous when it comes to supporting our international missionaries who serve all over the world. I hope this response continues this year as well. In September
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Dear Tennessee Baptists, You no doubt know of the devastating news this week coming out of Gatlinburg and Sevier County. As someone who called that area home for 20 years, it has been especially gutting to me to hear the reports. Jeanne and I have so many friends in that area and know personally many of the families affected. Some have lost everything.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector The 2016 Summit in Sevierville is over and by all accounts it was one of the best ever. The number of registered messengers was low by East Tennessee standards — 1,211, but attendance at some sessions neared or topped 2,000 people. The decision to add a worship service to Summit on Sunday night proved to be a “home run.” Tennessee pastor and Southern
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R Remember when your family made the traditional trip to the meadows and woods in search of that perfect Christmas
By Lori McDaniel Church Initiative Leader, International Mission Board, Richmond, Va. Lottie Moon. I want to be like her, but I didn’t realize how much
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Churches charred. Businesses gone. Homes nothing but ash heaps and rubble.
By Chris Kelly Exec. VP/General Counsel, Tennessee Baptist Foundation ’Tis the season — the season for celebrating our Savior, gathering with friends and family, looking
By Billy Hoffman Stewardship Development Specialist, TBC Is God leading you and your church to share Christ where He is not known? I ask it
By Erich Bridges Freelance Writer, Richmond, Va. My heart aches for the six young lives lost in the crash of school bus No. 366 in
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC One moment it was a blustery late November evening secluded in the Smoky Mountains; the next a fiery
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Tennessee Baptist Convention churches are observing the Week for Prayer for International Missions this week and are in
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Dear Tennessee Baptists, You no doubt know of the devastating news this week coming out of Gatlinburg and
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector The 2016 Summit in Sevierville is over and by all accounts it was one of the best ever.
