By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Last week, Tennessee and other states in the southeast faced a gas shortage due to a cyberattack on a pipeline. Hopefully, by the time you’re reading this, the issue has been corrected and gas is once again readily available at fuel pumps. I know people who were in other parts of the state when the gas shortage became apparent and there were
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Sometimes all people need to press forward is a sliver of hope. Last week we got it. Dr. Rochelle Walensky delivered that hope when the director of the Center for Disease Control stepped to the microphone during a press conference and said, “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Writer, B&R Observing my own mother and others, I often wondered about the responsibility that goes with rearing a child. And how did they find the energy to teach a youngster all the important things for life? After all, the period of childhood is so brief and there is so much to learn. In conversation with numerous Christian mothers, I developed a wish list where many
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] My wife Joyce recently added a new T-shirt to her collection. It reads: “When Mama Ain’t Happy, Nobody’s Happy — When Grandma Ain’t Happy, Run!” While it may not be good grammar, those are still good words of advice. The one thing I have discovered, however, is that it takes a whole lot more for the grandkids to make Grandma unhappy than
By Norman Ridenhour Baptist layman and retired journalist There are subjects no one wants to deal with but are a reality. One such reality is death. Most Christians respond to death with either acceptance or anger. I’ve seen some who become witnesses to others while some want answers that are not forthcoming. Truth is, it’s a subject I didn’t want to deal with or write about until a former co-worker
By Steve Pearson Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Evangelism Specialist The state of lostness in Tennessee is increasing. Tennessee’s population is close to seven million people. It is estimated that the amount of that population which is lost is around four million. In other words, it is estimated that around 58 percent of Tennesseans are lost without Christ. When talking about a church’s area of influence or harvest field, the average
By Matt Tullos Special Assistant to the Executive, TBMB The audience reacted with a loud collective, embarrassing gasp! How could this have possibly happened during the world’s most watched awards show. The Oscar for Best Picture of 2017 envelope was opened. Millions of viewers experienced the shock, embarrassment and confusion of the presenter as the wrong winner was called out. The social media world exploded. It sent the accountants, actors,
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] I was not there but I can’t help but believe that pastor Kenny Palmer of South Holston Baptist Church in Lenoir City preached the love and saving power of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. I imagine he shared the story of how Jesus took the sins of mankind on His shoulders and died a horrific death on the cross and arose three
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, TBMB Do you see the children? Sure, we see our own children and we often see other people’s children, especially in restaurants if they are misbehaving. But do you see nobody’s children? These are Tennessee’s nearly 8,000 children currently in foster care, an increasing number due to the opioid crisis in our state and the resulting loss of parental custody. And do
By Matt Tullos Special assistant to the executive director I absolutely believe that most churches long to be welcoming to first-time guests and new attendees. But there is a gaping chasm between having a desire to reach people and doing the things that must be done to reach people. Here is a deacon dare, if you will: Ask yourself these 14 questions. Some of them are hard to answer, especially
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Last week, Tennessee and other states in the southeast faced a gas shortage due to a cyberattack
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Sometimes all people need to press forward is a sliver of hope. Last
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Writer, B&R Observing my own mother and others, I often wondered about the responsibility that goes with rearing a child. And
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] My wife Joyce recently added a new T-shirt to her collection. It reads: “When Mama Ain’t Happy,
By Norman Ridenhour Baptist layman and retired journalist There are subjects no one wants to deal with but are a reality. One such reality is
By Steve Pearson Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Evangelism Specialist The state of lostness in Tennessee is increasing. Tennessee’s population is close to seven million people.
By Matt Tullos Special Assistant to the Executive, TBMB The audience reacted with a loud collective, embarrassing gasp! How could this have possibly happened during
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] I was not there but I can’t help but believe that pastor Kenny Palmer of South Holston
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, TBMB Do you see the children? Sure, we see our own children and we often see other
By Matt Tullos Special assistant to the executive director I absolutely believe that most churches long to be welcoming to first-time guests and new attendees.