By Larry Robertson Sr. Pastor, Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville The ride ahead is going to get bumpy, so make sure that your seat backs and tray tables are in their upright positions, your seat belts are securely fastened, and all your carry-on items are securely stowed. The Supreme Court’s recent decision legalizing same-sex marriage has changed the landscape of America in unprecedented ways, but this journey has just begun. And

By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — The intersection of a biblical worldview and the philosophy of a secular culture often converge in the youth minister’s office, and there has been no greater collision in that intersection than the recent 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states. “Youth ministers are faced with helping parents and teenagers sort through the reality of a

By Vicki Hulsey TBC Childhood Ministry Specialist Kids are full of questions. If you are a parent or children’s leader at church, you might often hear questions like: • Are we there yet? • Who else is going? • When are we going to eat? • What are we going to do next? • Are you sure? • Why can’t I? • Do we have to?

By David Evans TBC Staff The recent Supreme Court decision confirmed what many people have already observed. Our culture is shifting and behaviors once understood as contrary to a biblical standard have now been legally validated. Although the world proclaims with the social media hashtag, “#lovewins,” it seems that #religiouspersecution is on the rise. Those who claim to be tolerant express intolerance toward religious freedom. How should the church respond?

By Lucyara Usery TBC Staff Blessed to be an American? You should be. Yet, you didn’t choose where you were to be born. God’s sovereignty directs that. Citizenship will shape a lot in life but it will also reflect God’s creative nature. Does your church reflect His nature? Does your church intentionally reach out to a varied universe of citizens? On Sept. 10, 2001, mid-morning, my husband and I arrived

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Marriage is between one man and one woman. Period. And, it is impossible for any human institution to declare otherwise. Period. However, the fate of marriage as defined by popular culture has for months awaited a ruling by our United States Supreme Court to codify the definition it wants. What it wants is for marriage to legally mean nothing. Think about it, if