Since 1835, Tennessee Baptists have had a newspaper. We had a newspaper even before we had a convention. That’s how important some of the early Baptists in Tennessee felt about having a source for news. My hope and desire is that we still have people 188 years later who see the need for a resource such as the Baptist and Reflector. Sunday, Aug. 20, is Baptist and Reflector Day on
No one ever won anything who gave up before completing a competition. That’s why you see runners push through the pain and exhaustion to cross the finish line. Or why swimmers stretch with every inch of stretch they have those last few feet to touch the wall. Or why football players lift four fingers into the air at the beginning of the final quarter. A well-contested college football game whose
Editor’s note: Plans are for “Dooley Noted” to become a regular column on the website at baptistandreflector.org. Columns also will be published in the print issue as space is available. Do you trust me? That was the question I heard from one of my sons as he, through a sly grin, begged me to sit down. Because he was unaware that I saw him slip the Whoopi Cushion beneath me,
Our church sends mission teams to Ridgecrest Conference Center every year to serve students attending Fuge Camps. It’s a wonderful service opportunity, and one I recommend churches consider. Our mission teams perform a variety of tasks such as doing laundry, working in the kitchen, serving in the coffee shop, cleaning the cafeteria; you know, all the mundane tasks Jesus would do. This year’s trip in June began like all the
For more than a decade I have observed as some, not all, presidents/CEOS of Southern Baptist Convention entities distance themselves from those “who foot the bill” — Southern Baptists in the pew. Some leaders have been curt (a polite way of saying “rude”) to messengers who have dared asked tough questions from the floor of the SBC annual meetings. Lifeway Christian Resources took a great deal of criticism last week
Tennessee Baptists will have an opportunity to celebrate the 188-year history of their Baptist newspaper on Sunday, Aug. 20, which is recognized as B&R Day on the Tennessee Baptist Convention calendar. Every issue of the Baptist and Reflector shares stories of how Tennessee Baptists are impacting spiritual lostness and advancing God’s Kingdom. As an editorial staff, we are doing what Tennessee Baptists have indicated they wanted. We are telling your
To highlight its annual picnic, a company rented two racing row boats and challenged a rival company to a race. To the consternation of the company who rented the racing row boats, the rival company quickly went into the lead and won the boat race with very little effort. The company who lost immediately formed a task force the next Monday morning to discern why they had lost the race
The world today seems to be increasingly messed up. When it comes to younger generations, it is easy sometimes to give up or just give in to apathy or complacency. As Baptists we are really not doing them any favors and actually may be doing great damage to both their future and our own students. Here are four things that we tell ourselves that really are not helpful. We could
I must confess that I am a terrible online shopper. I find something that looks like a quality product only to realize later that it wasn’t, or that it didn’t work, or that I should have read more reviews. I call it “click regret.” It’s that dreadful moment when I realize that the cloak of buyer remorse has fallen over my bank account like a sad blanket. Why did I
Most all of my mother’s side of the family grew up in Graham County, N.C., near the small town of Robbinsville. Today, Robbinsville is a tourist attraction noted for the beauty of its mountains and outdoor life and its proximity to the Cherohala Skyway, a scenic mountain highway, and the Tail of the Dragon, an 11-mile stretch of road from Tennessee into Graham County used by motorcycles and sports cars.
Since 1835, Tennessee Baptists have had a newspaper. We had a newspaper even before we had a convention. That’s how important some of the early
No one ever won anything who gave up before completing a competition. That’s why you see runners push through the pain and exhaustion to cross
Editor’s note: Plans are for “Dooley Noted” to become a regular column on the website at baptistandreflector.org. Columns also will be published in the print
Our church sends mission teams to Ridgecrest Conference Center every year to serve students attending Fuge Camps. It’s a wonderful service opportunity, and one I
For more than a decade I have observed as some, not all, presidents/CEOS of Southern Baptist Convention entities distance themselves from those “who foot the
Tennessee Baptists will have an opportunity to celebrate the 188-year history of their Baptist newspaper on Sunday, Aug. 20, which is recognized as B&R Day
To highlight its annual picnic, a company rented two racing row boats and challenged a rival company to a race. To the consternation of the
The world today seems to be increasingly messed up. When it comes to younger generations, it is easy sometimes to give up or just give
I must confess that I am a terrible online shopper. I find something that looks like a quality product only to realize later that it
Most all of my mother’s side of the family grew up in Graham County, N.C., near the small town of Robbinsville. Today, Robbinsville is a