By Ben Mandrell President and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources “Too fast!” my wife, Lynley, screamed as I drove down a steep hill caked in snow. The vehicle picked up speed like a roller coaster on first fall. “I grew up driving in this!” I snapped, more than slightly annoyed that she doubted my driving. Moments later all six Mandrells were sledding sideways, out of control and bracing for
By Nan Corbitt Allen Freelance writer “Where have all the flowers gone/Long time passing/ Where have all the flowers gone/Long time ago?” Remember this protest song recorded by the trio Peter, Paul and Mary in the 1960s? Its lyrics describe a sort of cycle of life … of flowers … picked by young girls … who take husbands … who become soldiers … whose bodies go to graveyards … that
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] It’s hard to believe, but one year ago, the world was introduced to COVID-19, a deadly virus that has taken to date more than 500,000 lives in the United States and nearly 11,500 lives in Tennessee. Within a matter of weeks, churches had to cancel in-person gatherings. While some were equipped to livestream services, many were not. The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
By Vickie Anderson Executive director, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union When most people who grew up in the church hear about being a light in the darkness, they think of the song, “This Little Light of Mine.” “This little light of mine I’m going to let it shine Oh, this little light of mine I’m going to let it shine This little light of mine I’m going to let it shine
Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part series by TBMB leader Randy C. Davis. Part I, “What’s Keeping You Awake at Night?” can be found online at BaptistandReflector.org By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director One of our Tennessee Baptist pastors recently asked what were things that kept me awake at night and what were things that got me going in the morning. I’m glad he
By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Back in the day, each summer I went to Camp Carson Youth Music Week. I’ve never been a musician, and I’ve attended other camps which had more of the coolness factor than Youth Music Week. But for my youth group and for friends in other churches, it was the highlight of the summer for us. We wouldn’t have missed it
Editor’s Note: The following is an open correspondence to Tennessee Baptists by Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Tennessee Baptists, it’s time for vigilance and action. We stood for life and were heard just a couple of years ago when we needed to speak into prolife legislation here in Tennessee, and now we need to stand and express our voices on a
Oʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴏsᴛᴇᴅ Nᴏᴠ. 9, 2016 Editor’s note: The following column, written in 2016, has continued to be one of the most widely read articles ever posted on the B&R website. In 2020, it was the seventh most viewed article of the year. With COVID-19 still with us, it may be time to run the article again to remind us that now, more than ever before, we must not be complacent
Oʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴏsᴛᴇᴅ Nᴏᴠ. 9, 2016 Editor’s note: The following column, written in 2016, has continued to be one of the most widely read articles ever posted on the B&R website. In 2020, it was the seventh most viewed article of the year. With COVID-19 still with us, it may be time to run the article again to remind us that now, more than ever before, we must not be complacent
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Two years ago, few had ever heard of Critical Race Theory and now it is on the verge of becoming an ideological pandemic. Lines are drawn, passions are high, sides are forming, and the divide is widening. For Christians, it gets complicated. Where should we fall on the issue? Scholars generally agree that Critical Race Theory (CRT) seeks standards to determine how one’s
By Ben Mandrell President and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources “Too fast!” my wife, Lynley, screamed as I drove down a steep hill caked in
By Nan Corbitt Allen Freelance writer “Where have all the flowers gone/Long time passing/ Where have all the flowers gone/Long time ago?” Remember this protest
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] It’s hard to believe, but one year ago, the world was introduced to COVID-19, a deadly virus
By Vickie Anderson Executive director, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union When most people who grew up in the church hear about being a light in the
Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part series by TBMB leader Randy C. Davis. Part I, “What’s Keeping You Awake at Night?” can
By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Back in the day, each summer I went to Camp Carson Youth Music Week. I’ve
Editor’s Note: The following is an open correspondence to Tennessee Baptists by Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
Oʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴏsᴛᴇᴅ Nᴏᴠ. 9, 2016 Editor’s note: The following column, written in 2016, has continued to be one of the most widely read articles ever
Oʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴏsᴛᴇᴅ Nᴏᴠ. 9, 2016 Editor’s note: The following column, written in 2016, has continued to be one of the most widely read articles ever
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Two years ago, few had ever heard of Critical Race Theory and now it is on the verge