By David Leavell President, Tennessee Baptist Convention I’ve conducted many funerals in my 30-plus years of pastoral ministry. I recently experienced something I’ve never experienced before. None of the musical selections planned were religious/worship songs. I’m not a fan of the secularization of funeral services.

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on Bible translations. By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R The Bible is my favorite book! I trust that the Bible is God’s Word. My trust is not naïve or gullible; rather, it has come over 81 years of life and experience with the Bible.

By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director I’ve got an old black and white photo of my father-in-law, Wilkerson V. Jones, standing next to Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest players. Ruth of course, went on to baseball immortality and is among the sport’s pantheon of stars. But in my book, Wilkerson went on to immortality too. His legacy is revealed in the lives he positively affected, including

By Phil Young Director of Missions, Knox County Association of Baptists “Lord, there must be more to it than this!”  I uttered the words in frustration. I was the pastor of a good church with good people and good resources, and yet it seemed that we had little impact on the lives of people in our city.