By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R At age 29 and on the cusp of 30, I made a momentous decision symbolized by the use of green ink. Everyone needs something like a green-ink moment of decision. Some moments mean more than all the others because they mean arriving at a decision, forming a conviction, and color-inking all life with a constant reminder. My green-ink moment of 50 years ago still
Editor’s Note: Tennessee Rep. Susan Lynn of Mount Juliet announced April 18 that she is delaying action on the “bathroom bill” this year in an effort to further study the issue. She told The Tennessean, “I am still absolutely 100 percent in support of maintaining the privacy of all students. But I’m going to roll the bill over until net year so we can work on those issues.” By
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. We’ve all heard that sports cliché and frankly it is one I don’t particularly like. Yes, it does matter how you play the game, but the point of playing the game is to win. However, how we deal with setbacks reveals our true character and builds resiliency. Like Thomas Edison
By Diana Davis Reprinted from Baptist Press Each Sunday, we’d haul baby beds, sound equipment, and chairs to our temporary meeting place. We were church planters, and though it was hard work, the results were awesome. Flash forward to present day. Our son-in-law and daughter serve as church planting pastor and worship leader for a new church. Every Sunday, they load a trailer to haul all kinds of equipment to
By Jenna Fleming Writer, Pastor’s Wife, & Member of Union Avenue Baptist Church, Memphis Children today (and perhaps adults in the general populace as well) are often not drawn to what they need, but to what is right in front of them. Truth, goodness, and beauty are available and can be found in nature, great literature, works of art, music, and such, but amusement and frivolity are available as well
By Michael Julian Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Kenton To say that America desperately needs God’s life-giving breath would be an understatement. In recent weeks, many people have cast ballots in the presidential primaries across the nation. We have prayed for direction, listened to our gut, or followed our anger and frustration, but nonetheless we cast our votes. Did we cast them for God or for Egypt (government)? Now, what does
By Roger P. Freeman Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Nashville But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8). The missions strategy for the Southern Baptist Convention ministry through our churches is found in Acts 1:8. “Jerusalem” represents missions through the local
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LifeWay Research released an interesting study last week (see story). The headline of the story sums it up well: “Christians Face Intolerance; Complain.” Maybe, for once, Christians have a right to complain. For years we have accepted the lie that Christians are intolerant. Some individual Christians are. I won’t dispute that, but for the most part, Christians have been too tolerant and that
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Have you ever been asked to “mind your own business?” We probably all have at one time or another, especially by family and close friends who might not appreciate our opinions. Sometimes, as family and friends, we may feel the need to “stick our nose” into someone else’s business, especially if we fear negative consequences for that person. Most of the time, however,
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Almost everyone has seen the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels perform their amazing aerial acrobatics. These highly skilled pilots are among the best of the best in the world. The “Blues” as they are nicknamed, fly $60 million F/A-18s inches apart at hundreds of miles per hour. There is virtually no margin for error. These pilots strive for perfection every time. But they are
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R At age 29 and on the cusp of 30, I made a momentous decision symbolized by the use of
Editor’s Note: Tennessee Rep. Susan Lynn of Mount Juliet announced April 18 that she is delaying action on the “bathroom bill” this year in an
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. We’ve all heard that sports
By Diana Davis Reprinted from Baptist Press Each Sunday, we’d haul baby beds, sound equipment, and chairs to our temporary meeting place. We were church
By Jenna Fleming Writer, Pastor’s Wife, & Member of Union Avenue Baptist Church, Memphis Children today (and perhaps adults in the general populace as well)
By Michael Julian Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Kenton To say that America desperately needs God’s life-giving breath would be an understatement. In recent weeks, many
By Roger P. Freeman Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Nashville But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LifeWay Research released an interesting study last week (see story). The headline of the story sums it up
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Have you ever been asked to “mind your own business?” We probably all have at one time or
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Almost everyone has seen the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels perform their amazing aerial acrobatics. These highly skilled pilots
