By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Lois Jodie Jamieson Perkins, “Mottie” as her family called her, closed her eyes and peacefully slipped into eternity last week at the age of 97. For most of the world, she was a “nobody.” To my mother-in-law and the rest of her family, and the people who knew her, she was definitely somebody. In fact, she was everything. She was the matriarch of
By Benjie Shaw Collegiate ministry specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board I serve as the director of a campus-based ministry. Campus ministry is the only full-time ministry that I’ve ever known. Working with college students and young adults is great because it affords an opportunity to influence a person in what is probably the most formative timeframe in their spiritual and personal development.
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director The most gut-wrenching and soul-devastating site in the world is seeing women militantly demanding the right to kill their unborn babies. I was reminded of this last week when I saw a photo of women vociferously protesting for the right to “keep abortion legal.” How I pray to God that in my lifetime I’d see the end of the systematic killing
By Todd E. Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University On Jan. 18, thousands will gather in Washington D.C. as they have done each year for over 40 years for the March for Life Rally. Billed as the world’s largest pro-life event, people there will march “to end abortion and to share the vision of a culture of life” and to promote the idea of a “world where the beauty,
By David Evans TBMB Evangelism Director A decease in baptisms is symptomatic of a larger and looming issue. In 2015, Tennessee Baptist churches baptized 22,613. In 2016, Tennessee Baptist churches baptized 20,267. In 2017, our Tennessee churches baptized 21,000. The baptism number across the United States has been declining, but the baptism number is only symptomatic of a larger and looming issue. Baptized believers are not reproducing their faith by
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R According to the Gregorian calendar, January is the first month of the new year. Named for Janus, the Roman god of gates and doorways, the image is depicted with two faces, one looking forward and one back. In celebrating the beginning of a new year, parents have an opportunity to reflect on the past and more importantly, forward to the coming months. It’s a
By Phil Young Director of Missions, Knox County Association of Baptists I decided it was time to get in shape physically. I will spare you the details, but basically, I knew that it was time to take the next step in my physical health. Oh, I could easily justify keeping things the way they were. After all, I wasn’t overweight and my regular choice of foods was fairly healthy (except
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] The printed issue of the Baptist and Reflector goes to press every two weeks during the year. The B&R staff prepares the copy, proofs it carefully (we have the two best proofers any publication could have in Mary Nimmo and Susan Dalton). David Dawson (TBMB communications specialist who writes for and designs the paper) and I also read it carefully prior to
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector On Friday night, an unknown person or persons shot out the front entrance and windows of Calvary Baptist Church in Lafayette. The church van’s windows were also shot out. Robbery apparently was not the motive. The vandals did not enter the church and nothing was taken.
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director There have been some excellent Bible teachers over the last 100 years. Without reservation, I count the late Dr. Ron Dunn as one of them. He was filled with the Holy Spirit and anointed to teach like few men I have ever known. Every message articulated careful biblical exposition, clear illustrations and practical applications. He kept it real, relevant and preached
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Lois Jodie Jamieson Perkins, “Mottie” as her family called her, closed her eyes and peacefully slipped into eternity
By Benjie Shaw Collegiate ministry specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board I serve as the director of a campus-based ministry. Campus ministry is the only full-time
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director The most gut-wrenching and soul-devastating site in the world is seeing women militantly demanding the right
By Todd E. Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University On Jan. 18, thousands will gather in Washington D.C. as they have done each
By David Evans TBMB Evangelism Director A decease in baptisms is symptomatic of a larger and looming issue. In 2015, Tennessee Baptist churches baptized 22,613.
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Columnist, B&R According to the Gregorian calendar, January is the first month of the new year. Named for Janus, the Roman
By Phil Young Director of Missions, Knox County Association of Baptists I decided it was time to get in shape physically. I will spare you
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] The printed issue of the Baptist and Reflector goes to press every two weeks during the year.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector On Friday night, an unknown person or persons shot out the front entrance and windows of Calvary Baptist
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director There have been some excellent Bible teachers over the last 100 years. Without reservation, I count