By Tim Ellsworth Union News Office JACKSON — Ten years ago, an EF-4 tornado ripped the Union University campus apart. The campus sustained about $40 million worth of damages. The whirlwind destroyed buildings and dozens of students were injured in the storm.
BCM students spend part of Christmas break repairing homes, sharing love of Jesus By David Dawson Baptist & Reflector ORANGE, Texas — The recent holiday season was more about spiritual gifts than Christmas gifts for a group of roughly 100 Baptist Collegiate Ministry students.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector TRENTON — A host of Tennessee Baptists joined members of Salem Baptist Church, Trenton, in a community-wide dedication service on Jan. 11. “We are so excited about what God has done here,” said Salem pastor Joel Pigg. Pigg was called by the church as pastor in 2006 by 37 people. It was his first church. As he reflected on that call, he noted
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Below is a replica of the recommendation form which the Committee on Boards and Committee on Committees have jointly developed for Tennessee Baptists to use in recommending individuals for service on Tennessee Baptist Convention boards or committees. Tennessee Baptists are strongly encouraged to go online at www.tnbaptist.org/boardrec and make recommendations of fellow Tennessee Baptists to serve on the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, one of the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: You can listen to Phillip Hardee discuss the rebuilding efforts of Tennessee Baptists on the island of Dominica during Episode 14 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. FRANKLIN — The devastation caused by Hurricane Maria on the island of Dominica was “eye-opening and jaw-dropping,” said Phillip Hardee, a disaster relief volunteer from Bellevue
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MADISONVILLE — Morgan Clough would be the first to admit he did not take the traditional path to becoming a Southern Baptist pastor. In fact, he was well off the path for most of his first 35 or so years of life — having been raped 52 times as a child and later falling into a life of alcohol, addiction, and crime.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — In December members of Congress passed what may be the most significant changes in federal tax laws in more than three decades. The law is so new, however, that specific impact on churches and ministers is still unknown, according to multiple sources. Chris Kelly, executive vice president and general counsel for the Tennessee Baptist Foundation, has been monitoring the tax laws,
Pastor guides attendees through the Crimson River of Redemption in five hours By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector EASTANALLEE — Instead of ringing in the new year, Tony Crisp was bringing the Word of God. All 66 chapters of the Bible. In one night. Crisp, the lead pastor of Eastanallee Baptist Church, led a five-hour service on New Year’s Eve in which he guided attendees down the “Crimson River of
Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — A federal appeals court ruled Jan. 9 to uphold the results of a 2014 statewide vote in Tennessee that provided for stricter abortion regulations in the state.
Based on analytics from the B&R Website, here’s a list of stories that garnered the most views in the past 12 months: 1. PLATT APOLOGIZES TO SOUTHERN BAPTISTS Posted: Feb. 17, 2017 Written by: Lonnie Wilkey, B&R Editor ONTARIO, Calif. – David Platt, president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, issued an apology to Southern Baptists on Feb. 15 for the IMB’s involvement in an amicus brief last summer.
By Tim Ellsworth Union News Office JACKSON — Ten years ago, an EF-4 tornado ripped the Union University campus apart. The campus sustained about $40
BCM students spend part of Christmas break repairing homes, sharing love of Jesus By David Dawson Baptist & Reflector ORANGE, Texas — The recent holiday
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector TRENTON — A host of Tennessee Baptists joined members of Salem Baptist Church, Trenton, in a community-wide dedication
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Below is a replica of the recommendation form which the Committee on Boards and Committee on Committees have jointly developed
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: You can listen to Phillip Hardee discuss the rebuilding efforts of Tennessee Baptists on the island
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MADISONVILLE — Morgan Clough would be the first to admit he did not take the traditional path to
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — In December members of Congress passed what may be the most significant changes in federal tax
Pastor guides attendees through the Crimson River of Redemption in five hours By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector EASTANALLEE — Instead of ringing in the
Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — A federal appeals court ruled Jan. 9 to uphold the results of a 2014 statewide vote in Tennessee that provided
Based on analytics from the B&R Website, here’s a list of stories that garnered the most views in the past 12 months: 1. PLATT APOLOGIZES