By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board We were at a deacons retreat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when we got news that a granddaughter of one of the deacons had been taken to the hospital gravely ill. Holly soon died from a brain aneurysm. I was the beautiful nine-year-old girl’s pastor. The deacons and I loaded up, left the retreat and headed to
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] One of the highlights of the week for staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is our Wednesday morning devotions and prayer time. Prior to COVID-19, this was held in the Church Support Center in Franklin for the folks who were in the building. When COVID forced businesses, churches and organizations such as the TBMB to stop meeting in person, we turned
Editor’s note: The suggested dates for the Week of Prayer for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions are Sept. 12-19. The 2021-22 GOTM goal is $2.1 million. By Matt Tullos Special Assistant to the Executive Director, TBMB As we begin the journey to 2.1 million dollars raised through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions, here are 21 reasons why we are asking all our churches to give generously. 1. We
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Tennessee Baptists have every reason to be proud. Our disaster relief teams have once again responded to show God’s love to a hurting community — and this time it was in their own back yard. Many Tennessee volunteers did not have to travel as far, but Tennessee Baptists from all over the state trekked to Waverly and other parts of Humphreys County
By Todd E. Brady Vice President for University Ministries; Union University, Jackson Tuesday (Aug. 17) was the first day. It started again. We did it last year and we’ll do it again next year. For almost 200 years (Union celebrates its bicentennial in two years.) Union University has been starting school every fall. After the summer of an empty campus, the lifeblood has come back into this place. Students have
By Vickie Anderson Exec. Dir., TN Woman’s Missionary Union One hundred twenty years ago, W.C. and Mildred Golden challenged Tennessee Baptists to pray for our Tennessee mission field and give to the first state missions offering. That first offering in 1902 was $800. The offering was named after the Goldens in 1943. Today, churches are still encouraged to learn about, pray for, give to and serve in missions and ministries
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB [email protected] My daughter just left for college, and I’ve mysteriously developed “ugly cry” syndrome. A friend tells me the correlation is not coincidental. I should have seen it coming. Not too long ago I heard a pastor tell a young couple with a newborn to make the most of every opportunity because “the days are long, but the years are short.” I’ve learned
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] For nearly all of my life, I have heard of the soap opera, “As the World Turns.” I can honestly say that I never recall watching a single episode. My grandmother, with whom I spent most of my daytime hours before going to school, was a “General Hospital” fan. The soap opera, which aired on CBS from 1956 until it was canceled
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Just when it seemed like life was getting back to some sense of normalcy, now there is talk about a new Delta variant of COVID-19 going around. After months of washing up, social-distancing and wearing face coverings, are we getting ready for yet another round of doing it all over again? Sunday after church, I stopped to fill
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Just when it seemed like life was getting back to some sense of normalcy, now there is talk about a new Delta variant of COVID-19 going around. After months of washing up, social-distancing and wearing face coverings, are we getting ready for yet another round of doing it all over again? Sunday after church, I stopped to fill
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board We were at a deacons retreat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when we
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] One of the highlights of the week for staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is our
Editor’s note: The suggested dates for the Week of Prayer for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions are Sept. 12-19. The 2021-22 GOTM goal is
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Tennessee Baptists have every reason to be proud. Our disaster relief teams have once again responded to
By Todd E. Brady Vice President for University Ministries; Union University, Jackson Tuesday (Aug. 17) was the first day. It started again. We did it
By Vickie Anderson Exec. Dir., TN Woman’s Missionary Union One hundred twenty years ago, W.C. and Mildred Golden challenged Tennessee Baptists to pray for our
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB [email protected] My daughter just left for college, and I’ve mysteriously developed “ugly cry” syndrome. A friend tells me
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] For nearly all of my life, I have heard of the soap opera, “As the World Turns.”
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Just when it seemed like life was getting back to some sense of
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Just when it seemed like life was getting back to some sense of
