Heaven welcomed home a faithful and dedicated servant of Jesus Christ on Monday, July 20. There’s no doubt in my mind that as he entered those “Pearly Gates,” Ivan Raley heard these words from the Lord he loved and served for more than 65 years, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” A native of Jackson, Bro. Ivan was a former vice president for Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home and a Baptist
By Kathy McBroom As I walked out towards the pool, there he was, looking all regal, and “snakified.” I didn’t even see him until I was almost on him, and then I jumped back several feet. He never moved. I hate snakes. I took his picture. My husband informed me that he was a good snake if there is such a thing. I thought, maybe we can cohabitate. That would
By Travis L. Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton God created people for worship. Worship was built into our DNA. When we are saved by Christ that purpose is restored. In the heart of every saved person should be an intense desire to want to worship. As such, the church is first and foremost a worshiping community. Every church should have a vibrant worship that defines who it is. That
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R “When things aren’t right in the parsonage, they won’t be right in the pulpit” (anonymous). On a Saturday night 65 years ago at a drive-in movie, I got my first glimpse of Phyllis. She was in the car next to mine on a first date with a guy I barely knew. Besides my saying howdy to the guy, I did notice Phyllis. “Noticed?” For
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] There is an ongoing debate in our nation today over the effectiveness of facemasks preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Some of the debate centers around the perception of government leaders telling us to wear one. I must confess. I don’t like to be told that I have to wear a mask. I can’t stand to wear one if you want to
By Scott Shepherd Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Worship and Music Specialist Worship conferences across the United States have been canceled due to COVID-19. But the need for training, encouragement and fellowship, has never been greater. In response, Baptist state worship consultants from around the United States are partnering to host a Virtual Worship Conference on Saturday, Aug. 1. Over the past three months, worship ministries have been forced to change drastically.
By Kenneth E. Ware Pastor, New Sholar Avenue Baptist Church, Chattanooga Don’t put limits on yourself. God can use you to defeat a myriad of threatening problems. From the words of Tony Evans who has said, “If what you see is all you see, you haven’t seen all there is to be seen.” Gideon, whose name means “hewner,” went from a hewner to a hero. Though it wasn’t easy, he
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board [email protected] There is only one race, the human race. Those eight words are an oft-used expression these days as the nation grapples with race, racism, justice, prejudice and a myriad of other topics causing friction among people of various skin tones, especially among blacks and whites. But the statement is true; there really is only one race. Unfortunately, the phrase
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board [email protected] There is only one race, the human race. Those eight words are an oft-used expression these days as the nation grapples with race, racism, justice, prejudice and a myriad of other topics causing friction among people of various skin tones, especially among blacks and whites. But the statement is true; there really is only one race. Unfortunately, the phrase
By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Some of society’s half-baked thinking has been exposed and mocked recently by conservative pundit, Jesse Kelly. Last week, Kelly tweeted “Yale University was named for Elihu Yale. Not just a man who had slaves. An actual slave trader. I call on @Yale to change it’s [sic] name immediately and strip the name of Yale from every building, piece of paper,
Heaven welcomed home a faithful and dedicated servant of Jesus Christ on Monday, July 20. There’s no doubt in my mind that as he entered
By Kathy McBroom As I walked out towards the pool, there he was, looking all regal, and “snakified.” I didn’t even see him until I
By Travis L. Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton God created people for worship. Worship was built into our DNA. When we are saved by
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R “When things aren’t right in the parsonage, they won’t be right in the pulpit” (anonymous). On a Saturday night
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] There is an ongoing debate in our nation today over the effectiveness of facemasks preventing the spread
By Scott Shepherd Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Worship and Music Specialist Worship conferences across the United States have been canceled due to COVID-19. But the need
By Kenneth E. Ware Pastor, New Sholar Avenue Baptist Church, Chattanooga Don’t put limits on yourself. God can use you to defeat a myriad of
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board [email protected] There is only one race, the human race. Those eight words are an oft-used
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board [email protected] There is only one race, the human race. Those eight words are an oft-used
By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Some of society’s half-baked thinking has been exposed and mocked recently by conservative pundit, Jesse