By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Messengers to the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention stand at the threshold of two watershed days in our denomination’s history this week as the annual meeting convenes in Dallas. More importantly, these representatives from our network of churches play a central role in the outcomes that lie ahead.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Kudos to Paige Patterson. The former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has taken a lot of heat in recent weeks over comments he has made in the past about women and domestic violence.
By Ray Van Neste Dean, School Of Theology And Missions, Union University In a recent business meeting at my church (First Baptist Church, Jackson), our pastor, Justin Wainscott, as he often does, read some excerpts from the minutes of business meetings from earlier in the church’s history.
By Shawn Allred Pastor, First Baptist Church, Kenton Summer is on its way, and Vacation Bible Schools and Back Yard Bible Clubs will begin across our state soon after the last school bell rings. VBS is an event that most churches view with great anticipation and excitement. Meticulous planning and preparation leading up to VBS week leave us expecting to see God work in our midst to reach boys and
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector For years, Southern Baptists have taken pride in disaster relief. Even when Southern Baptists were known for their infighting among themselves, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief was still viewed with respect and admiration across the nation. When there was a disaster, the volunteers who wore yellow disaster relief T-shirts and caps were a welcome sight to people who had experienced a hurricane, tornado, earthquake,
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director An EF5 tornado dropped from the skies five years ago and roared across Oklahoma’s open spaces at 200 mph. It locked on Moore, Okla., then slammed into the modest Oklahoma City suburb filled with middle-class, salt-of-the-earth people. It bulldozed an elementary school. It was over a mile wide and ripped a 17-mile path through the heart of that city. The devastation
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Baptist Press reported early on May 23 that trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have appointed President Paige Patterson as “president emeritus effective immediately.”
By Carolyn Tomlin Expressing love in our homes is an ongoing 12 months, 365 days-a-year activity. Throughout the year, our thoughts turn to ways to express love. Christian parents have a responsibility to teach children to love God, others and themselves. Jesus spoke about love throughout the Bible. “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (I Corinthians 13:13, NIV).
By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Money is not evil. But loving it is. The Apostle Paul said “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evils” (I Timothy 6:10). The difference is a matter of the heart, not the wallet. It’s not about how much money I have. It’s about how much does money have me. The issue is not the size
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series on Bible translations. Part one was printed in the May 2 issue of the Baptist and Reflector. By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R The original Bible and translations from it. I find a lot of confusion over the proliferation or multiplication of biblical translations today. Let me start at the beginning. The original biblical writings were Hebrew and a bit
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Messengers to the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention stand at the threshold of two watershed days in
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Kudos to Paige Patterson. The former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has taken a lot of heat
By Ray Van Neste Dean, School Of Theology And Missions, Union University In a recent business meeting at my church (First Baptist Church, Jackson), our
By Shawn Allred Pastor, First Baptist Church, Kenton Summer is on its way, and Vacation Bible Schools and Back Yard Bible Clubs will begin across
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector For years, Southern Baptists have taken pride in disaster relief. Even when Southern Baptists were known for their
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director An EF5 tornado dropped from the skies five years ago and roared across Oklahoma’s open spaces
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Baptist Press reported early on May 23 that trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have appointed President Paige
By Carolyn Tomlin Expressing love in our homes is an ongoing 12 months, 365 days-a-year activity. Throughout the year, our thoughts turn to ways to
By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Money is not evil. But loving it is. The Apostle Paul said “The love of
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series on Bible translations. Part one was printed in the May 2 issue of the Baptist