Opinion Column

NASHVILLE NATIVE PROVIDES IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ALZHEIMER’S

September 10, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] ORLANDO, Fla. — A new book on providing care for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease provides both a spouse’s perspective and a child’s viewpoint of caring for an aging parent. Alzheimer’s, Dementia. What Now?: Help and Hope for Caregivers, Family and Friends, co-authored by Nashville native Jim Henry and Deb Terry, addresses the challenges families face in dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.

GATHERING AT THE POLE FOR PRAYER … AND DONUTS

September 9, 2020

By Jay Barbier Youth specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Excitement, enthusiasm, exhaustion — that’s what I would experience on the fourth Wednesday morning every September. I would start typically around 3 a.m. The routine would be get up, get ready, and GO! It’s okay, coffee and sugar were waiting on me. This was my life in the trenches of youth pastoring every year. Usually I would bring my son and

READ, WEEP AND PRAY

September 8, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] LifeWay Research released a “State of Theology” study today (Sept. 8) that should sound an alarm to Christians all over the word. It’s little wonder our world is “messed up.” People will believe anything when it comes to religion and faith in God. For example, the study found that 54 percent of Americans believe religion is a matter of personal opinion, not

MAKING A PRUDENT DECISION

September 4, 2020

By Bruce Chesser President, Tennessee Baptist Convention Senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Hendersonville It was with a great deal of prayer and discussion that a large group of Tennessee Baptists made the recent decision to cancel the 2020 meeting called “The Summit.” Well over 100 people were involved in the decision which involved the ministerial leadership of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, the directors of the TBMB, the officers of

HOMESCHOOL RINGS OUR BELL

September 3, 2020

By David Dawson Communications specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board [email protected] It was a tough decision. For several weeks, my wife and I talked about it at great length. We prayed about it, sweated over it and, occasionally, I will admit, flip-flopped on it. In the end, though, we made our choice and held firm: We decided that our two boys — Jonah (fourth grade) and Luke (first grade) — would

WE DID IT TOGETHER! NOW LET’S AIM EVEN HIGHER

September 1, 2020

By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Posterity will probably remember 2020 as the “Year of COVID-19.” The negative global impact of the coronavirus pandemic has certainly left its mark on Tennessee, the United States and the rest of the world. However, I will remember 2020 as the year Tennessee Baptists set a record for generously giving through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. We broke the previous

PRAYER AND GIVING ARE THE HEART OF GOTM

September 1, 2020

By Vickie Anderson Executive director, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union Things are looking different this September. Virtual and in-person schools starting back. Some team sports are canceled, others are playing but with limited or no fans present and others playing with no limitations. Words like masks, social distancing and quarantine have been part of our regular vocabulary. Churches are at different stages of in person or virtual worship, small groups gathering,

CHRIST — THE CHAMPION OF PEACE

August 24, 2020

By Shawn Allred Pastor, First Baptist Church, Kenton “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful” (Matthew 14:27). These words spoken by The Prince of Peace over 2,000 years ago still ring true for us today. These words are words that impact me significantly when I read them. They

2020 HAS BEEN A POP QUIZ FOR ALL AMERICANS

August 24, 2020

By Matt Tullos Stewardship development specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Most of us can remember this scenario. Students walk into a classroom, bleary eyed from a late night of doing nothing productive. The teacher enters and the rustling of paper and books ceases. Then, the illprepared students hear those familiar, yet no less fateful instructions: “Please put your books under your desk, get out a sheet of looseleaf paper, and

YOUTH MINISTRY IS MORE THAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT

August 21, 2020

By Jay Barbier Youth Specialist, TBMB School is back in session, whether from home or in the classroom. Football schedules have been finalized, cheerleaders are prepping for the games, School bands are filling the parking lots to prepare for “Friday Night Lights”! What does all this mean to us as youth ministers? This means we have an opportunity to do ministry! Many of us have been isolated and even limited

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