By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector On Mother’s Day, my wife Joyce and I attended the baby dedication of our youngest grandson, Parker Beasley, at Skypointe Church in Travelers Rest, S.C. It was a great day and we were blessed to be there for the service. Both of our grandchildren are under the age of 4 and are members of Generation Z. Read the story and take a hard
By Roc Collins President, TBC Everybody has a name. It represents who you are. My given name identifies who I am and is used whenever I write a check, go to the dentist, or order a coffee at the coffee shop. Your name is your identification. Sometimes names are changed, as we see in the Bible. When Jesus met Simon Peter, He said to him, “… you shall be called
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director/Treasurer There is an old expression that states that about 80 percent of life is just showing up. That may be true, but it begs the question: So what do you do once you get there? That’s easy. Participate. That would be my advice to any minister or messenger wondering whether to attend the annual Southern Baptist Convention meeting, and especially this meeting coming up
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector It’s hard to believe that nearly 14 months have passed since God called Susie Edwards home to heaven. She died March 24, 2015 after a three-year battle with cancer. For more than 27 years Susie was the “voice” of the Baptist and Reflector. Call our general office number and more than likely Susie was the “voice” you heard. But Susie was far more
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R Rudyard Kipling once wrote, “God could not be everywhere, and therefore, he made mothers. Celebrated the second Sunday of May, Mother’s Day is recognized as a special time we pay tribute to our mothers. Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, recognized as the founder of Mother’s Day, petitioned Congress in 1914 to set aside this date to honor those women to whom we owe so much.
By Marty Duren Social Media Strategy Manager, Lifeway When Facebook’s membership grew beyond that of a few colleges and universities across America, millions of people piled on. A common refrain from those days was the formerly unwatched student who’s status, “Ugh. My mom’s on Facebook,” indicated a perceived loss of freedom. It wasn’t long before pastors and other leaders began to warn about flirtation and the role Facebook (and eventually
By Jon Duncan Layman, Long Hollow Baptist Church, Hendersonville Having been around children as an educator for close to 20 years now, I remain fascinated at their inability to separate fact from fiction. More fascinating still is the unwillingness of adults to do the same. In children, this inability is biologically involuntary, cognitive limitation. In adults, this unwillingness is a voluntary, self-imposed limitation. Why let facts get in the way
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC It can take a lifetime to build a stellar reputation. It only takes a single “tweet” to destroy it. That, in a nutshell, is the dark side of social media, especially for ministers (but true of everyone). Many still find it unbelievable that social media has that kind of influence, but social media is like nitroglycerin: useful when handled with care but terminal
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Any way you slice it, Tennessee is a missions field. I’ve known that for years but that really hit me a couple of years ago as I made my way across Tennessee and to all 95 counties. You may recall that yearlong journey as we gathered at county courthouses to pray and ring the bell of salvation. That excursion was an eye-opener to
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector For the past few years I have dabbled in the junk and antique business, buying and selling items. It’s fun to see how people will buy antique and vintage items to “repurpose” them so they can be used today. Two years ago when the Baptist Center was sold and Tennessee Baptist Convention offices (including the B&R) were moved to a temporary location, many
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector On Mother’s Day, my wife Joyce and I attended the baby dedication of our youngest grandson, Parker Beasley,
By Roc Collins President, TBC Everybody has a name. It represents who you are. My given name identifies who I am and is used whenever
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director/Treasurer There is an old expression that states that about 80 percent of life is just showing up. That may
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector It’s hard to believe that nearly 14 months have passed since God called Susie Edwards home to heaven.
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R Rudyard Kipling once wrote, “God could not be everywhere, and therefore, he made mothers. Celebrated the second Sunday of
By Marty Duren Social Media Strategy Manager, Lifeway When Facebook’s membership grew beyond that of a few colleges and universities across America, millions of people
By Jon Duncan Layman, Long Hollow Baptist Church, Hendersonville Having been around children as an educator for close to 20 years now, I remain fascinated
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC It can take a lifetime to build a stellar reputation. It only takes a single “tweet” to destroy
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Any way you slice it, Tennessee is a missions field. I’ve known that for years but that really
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector For the past few years I have dabbled in the junk and antique business, buying and selling items.
