By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Everyone who has been a Baptist all of his or her life knows the Christmas story and probably has participated in a Christmas play in which the mean innkeeper tells Mary and Joseph, “There is no room in the inn.” Whether it actually happened that way or not, only eternity will tell. We do know our Savior was born in a manger. In
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The day’s minutes pass and vaporize, unaffected by any change or resistance we hope to exert. And with the passage of every hour, three spiritually lost Tennesseans slip into eternity. That’s 72 eternally lost neighbors, friends, and family members every day, 26,000-plus every year. I simply can’t accept that without a fight for those souls, and I intend to do
By David Jeremiah Baptist Press EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) — Many elements make up a blessed life, but none is as powerful or important as wisdom. Wisdom is knowledge compounded by grace. It’s seeing things through the lens of God’s vision. When it comes to wisdom, Solomon is the person to study. According to 1 Kings 4:29-34: “God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville For 200-plus years Western culture (especially America) has been shaped by the Judeo-Christian worldview. Not all citizens of the West were orthodox Christians nor were Western nation-states theocracies. Yet, the contours of the social and intellectual life of Western culture were largely moralistic and spiritual. In the last 100 years things have changed. The West is largely secular and at times anti-religion,
Editor’s note: Due to safety concerns about the Muslim who accepted Christ and his family, the name of the author has been withheld. An Arabic-speaking Christian friend brought a new believer to meet me. The man, who I’ll call Alvey, was a former Muslim who wanted to be baptized. My friend thought it would be a good idea to make sure Alvey understood what it meant to become a follower
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Here is a B&R article on the 2016 presidential election that examines which candidates Protestant pastors would vote for if the election were held today. Keep in mind this survey was conducted only of ministers, not the general population, but it’s still revealing. Pastors were able to provide answers depending on whether they are Republicans or Democrats. For Republicans, the overwhelming winner was
By R.T. Kendall Member, First Baptist Church, Hendersonville A melancholy fact: Most Christians do not have a Bible reading plan. Most Christians do not read their Bibles regularly. And some church leaders do not read their Bibles. I happen to know more than I care to reveal about how many famous Christians and leaders have not read the Bible through at all. Bethan Lloyd-Jones, wife of the late Martyn Lloyd-Jones,
Josh Hussung Pastor of Youth And Families, Grace Community Church, Nashville Students today are facing a challenge that we cannot relate to, and the sooner we realize this, the better. For many believing teenagers, this challenge is a heavy burden that causes them to feel dread, guilt, and isolation. Access to pornography has never been so widely available to any other generation in history. Even in the late 1990s my
Vicki Hulsey Childhood Ministry Specialist, Tennessee Baptist Convention Imagine the scene as the Farr family arrives at church. Mr. Farr goes to a men’s Sunday School class on the third floor of the building. Mrs. Farr says, “I’ll meet you in the worship center after Sunday School,” and turns down the preschool hallway, where she teaches a three-year-old class. Molly, 14 years old, heads to the second floor to the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LifeWay Research released a new poll on Feb. 3 asking the question, “Does God care who wins the Super Bowl? Surprisingly, one in 10 actually thinks God cares whether this year’s Super Bowl will be won by the Denver Broncos or the Carolina Panthers. One in 20 say they don’t know.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Everyone who has been a Baptist all of his or her life knows the Christmas story and probably
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The day’s minutes pass and vaporize, unaffected by any change or resistance we hope to
By David Jeremiah Baptist Press EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) — Many elements make up a blessed life, but none is as powerful or important as
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville For 200-plus years Western culture (especially America) has been shaped by the Judeo-Christian worldview. Not all citizens
Editor’s note: Due to safety concerns about the Muslim who accepted Christ and his family, the name of the author has been withheld. An Arabic-speaking
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Here is a B&R article on the 2016 presidential election that examines which candidates Protestant pastors would vote
By R.T. Kendall Member, First Baptist Church, Hendersonville A melancholy fact: Most Christians do not have a Bible reading plan. Most Christians do not read
Josh Hussung Pastor of Youth And Families, Grace Community Church, Nashville Students today are facing a challenge that we cannot relate to, and the sooner
Vicki Hulsey Childhood Ministry Specialist, Tennessee Baptist Convention Imagine the scene as the Farr family arrives at church. Mr. Farr goes to a men’s Sunday
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LifeWay Research released a new poll on Feb. 3 asking the question, “Does God care who wins the
