Grief is an emotion that everyone experiences. Grief is often a reaction to the loss of a loved one, but grief can also be a reaction to other types of loss as well (employment, stable housing, security, close family and friends due to relocation, abilities due to a decline in physical health or cognitive functioning, etc.). The central theme to grief is loss. Grief often includes emotions such as disbelief,
First, I want to say how grateful I am to be a Tennessee Baptist and what a humbling honor it is to serve a second term as president of our convention of churches. God is moving in our state, and I am looking forward to another year of traveling and seeing first-hand what He is doing from Memphis to Mountain City! Multiple times throughout our Summit in Murfreesboro, I was
God is good, all the time. All the time… You know the rest. It is providentially fitting in this year of celebrating 150 years of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, and on our way to next year celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program, that God would slip in the number 1.5. As in $1.5 billion.
I became a Tennessee Baptist in 1983 when my wife and I joined Tulip Grove Baptist Church, then a small congregation in Old Hickory. Five years later I became the associate editor of the Baptist and Reflector. I have seen and reported on Tennessee Baptist history — both good and bad — over the past 36 years. I can honestly say that I have never been more proud to be
When I was 22 years old and fresh out of college, I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life. At the University of South Carolina I developed a love for writing. When I began my last semester I needed to do an internship. I wanted to focus on sports writing so I applied for and was accepted as an intern in USC’s sports information department. Because
Over the last several years during the Advent and Christmas seasons, I have noticed that churches increasingly seem to be singing traditional Christmas carols less and less. I’m not sure what all the reasons may be, and I’m certainly not attempting to impugn the motives of those who choose the songs. But I do believe it’s unfortunate for us if we hear familiar carols more in the shopping mall than
The week of Thanksgiving affords us the opportunity to unplug, evaluate, and offer thanks for the numerous blessings in our lives in a way that the pace of our normal routines doesn’t always allow. I have a lot to be thankful for this year, and every year. My relationship with Jesus is growing. I find myself in a place that I deeply love, surrounded by people who enrich my life,
Other than the great news of Jesus Christ, have you ever been told something so wonderful that you would want to tell everyone you know and shout it? Well, I finally can. I have known for the past two weeks that Chris Turner, the TBMB’s director of communications, will succeed me as editor of the Baptist and Reflector. No one is happier than me, and for several reasons. First, it
It is a joy to be with you on this journey. That’s how I end every Clarity column, and it truly is a joy to be with Tennessee Baptists on this journey as we cooperate and collaborate in the work God gives us to do. But to gain perspective on where we’re going, we’ve got to occasionally look back to see from where we’ve come. A little more than two
Thursday, Sept. 26 was a relatively calm day on the mountain. There was a steady rain throughout the day. By that evening, the Doe River which runs on the other side of the back yard at the parsonage had filled its banks, but it was still contained and I went to bed with optimism that things might not get as bad as had been forecasted. Even with the spirit of
Grief is an emotion that everyone experiences. Grief is often a reaction to the loss of a loved one, but grief can also be a
First, I want to say how grateful I am to be a Tennessee Baptist and what a humbling honor it is to serve a second
God is good, all the time. All the time… You know the rest. It is providentially fitting in this year of celebrating 150 years of
I became a Tennessee Baptist in 1983 when my wife and I joined Tulip Grove Baptist Church, then a small congregation in Old Hickory. Five
When I was 22 years old and fresh out of college, I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life. At the
Over the last several years during the Advent and Christmas seasons, I have noticed that churches increasingly seem to be singing traditional Christmas carols less
The week of Thanksgiving affords us the opportunity to unplug, evaluate, and offer thanks for the numerous blessings in our lives in a way that
Other than the great news of Jesus Christ, have you ever been told something so wonderful that you would want to tell everyone you know
It is a joy to be with you on this journey. That’s how I end every Clarity column, and it truly is a joy to
Thursday, Sept. 26 was a relatively calm day on the mountain. There was a steady rain throughout the day. By that evening, the Doe River