By Bill Gruenewald President, Tennessee Baptist Foundation Have you ever been cleaning out a drawer and found a valuable coupon that expired two days ago and realized you had just been to that store a week ago and purchased something? I have and I am sure this has happened to many of you at one time or another. You just missed an opportunity to save some money. What many pastors
By Richard E. Bray Pastor, Rock Hill Baptist Church, Lexington Southern Baptists are a missions people. In fact, the glue that holds the Southern Baptist Convention together has always been cooperative missions. I grew up attending Southern Baptist churches where I was exposed to missions on a regular basis. My seminary studies added to my understanding of Southern Baptists as a missions people. My Ph.D. studies in the field of
By Larry Robertson Pastor, Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville So, in the last few days famed author and pastor Joshua Harris renounced his Christian faith. Not long before that, he announced that he and his wife were getting a divorce. Before that, he abandoned the message of his 1997 best-seller, I Kissed Dating Goodbye (it sold more than a million copies, by the way, and shaped the concept of “purity” for
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector It’s hard to believe that summer is nearly over. When I was a kid, we usually did not return to school until later in August or even after Labor Day. Now, most schools across Tennessee already have begun. It is a reminder that time is fleeting. We think we have plenty of time, but unfortunately, too many of us waste valuable time that
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] It’s hard to believe, but 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969, two American astronauts (Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin) became the first humans to walk on the moon. As I reflect on my life, that was the first “landmark” historical event that I truly remember (followed just a few months later by the “Amazing Mets” winning the World Series). I
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director This one has always been clear cut for me. Any person with a moral compass, common sense and even a little knowledge of abortion’s horrors is against the taking of a life in the womb. Unfortunately, we live in a culture that not only demands the right to murder these sweet gifts of God, it celebrates the murderous practice. The image
By Jerry Drace Evangelist and senior pastor, Friendship Baptist Church, Friendship This article is written from two perspectives: one from the experience of having been a vocational evangelist for 38 years and the other from the experience of currently serving as a pastor for the past eight years. The latest statistics from the Annual Church Profile (ACP) of the Southern Baptist Convention have just been released and were published
Thirty-five years ago today (July 10), my wife Joyce and I went to the local hospital in Lebanon, expecting that we would give birth to our first child. We did, but not the way we anticipated. David Randall Wilkey was a stillbirth. My wife and I were devastated, but God carried us through that valley in our lives, as He always has. As I reflect on the anniversary of David’s
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] At times, culture makes no sense. We live in a society where animals are better protected than unborn children. Yet, culture itself doesn’t even follow its own rules on unborn children. A few weeks ago, I wrote a “Before It Hits the Press” column about a young woman (Sierra Cahoon) and her 2-year-old child who were intentionally rammed by a driver and
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Charles Fowler admits he was surprised when he was informed last fall that his name had been put forward as a nomination to be the next president of Carson-Newman University. When I heard the news, I wasn’t the least bit surprised. I’ve known Charles for years. He is a gracious leader possessing a long and strong identity with, and understanding of,
By Bill Gruenewald President, Tennessee Baptist Foundation Have you ever been cleaning out a drawer and found a valuable coupon that expired two days ago
By Richard E. Bray Pastor, Rock Hill Baptist Church, Lexington Southern Baptists are a missions people. In fact, the glue that holds the Southern Baptist
By Larry Robertson Pastor, Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville So, in the last few days famed author and pastor Joshua Harris renounced his Christian faith. Not
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector It’s hard to believe that summer is nearly over. When I was a kid, we usually did not
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] It’s hard to believe, but 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969, two American astronauts (Neil Armstrong
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director This one has always been clear cut for me. Any person with a moral compass, common
By Jerry Drace Evangelist and senior pastor, Friendship Baptist Church, Friendship This article is written from two perspectives: one from the experience of having been
Thirty-five years ago today (July 10), my wife Joyce and I went to the local hospital in Lebanon, expecting that we would give birth to
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] At times, culture makes no sense. We live in a society where animals are better protected than
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Charles Fowler admits he was surprised when he was informed last fall that his name had