By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Another Summit has come and gone. Tennessee Baptists gathered at Brentwood Baptist Church last week to hear some outstanding preaching, conduct convention business, and to fellowship and rejoice over what God has been doing in and through the Tennessee Baptist Convention this past year. Sadly, after a great attendance last year in Chattanooga, our registered messengers dipped below 1,000 this year, one of

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director It was near the end of their lives when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson exchanged reflections on the monumental events in which they’d been involved. The two giants were at the epicenter of birthing a new nation then guiding it through the tenuous early days between survival and extinction. “My friend,” Adams wrote, “You and I have lived in serious times.” My friends,

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector On Wednesday of last week I was feeling pretty good about myself. I had written an editorial which normally doesn’t happen until the end of the week prior to publication on Monday. But then I received an e-mail which contained a Facebook posting from Susie Edwards, a long-time staff member of the Baptist and Reflector, and, more importantly, a longtime friend. The editorial