By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Al Mohler is probably one of the most recognizable Southern Baptist leaders in our convention today. I have known Al for more than three decades, beginning when he was editor of The Christian Index in Georgia. I can’t say I have always agreed with Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, especially when it comes to Calvinistic views. It’s no secret that

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R [email protected]  Like many Americans, I am concerned about the future of our country, not so much for myself but for my children and grandchildren.  Our nation may be more divided now than ever before in my lifetime. I was just a child and teenager in the 1960s and early 1970s when our nation faced racial strife and conflict over involvement in the Vietnam War. I

By Fady Al-Hagal Ethnic new church catalyst, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Jesus our Lord said, “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand” (Mark 3:25).   When the church is not united, disunity will become a major hindrance intended to separate and render ineffective the mission of the body of Christ on earth of making disciples of all nations.  The sin of racism, prejudice and hostility toward