By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Ternae Jordan Sr., senior pastor of Mount Canaan Baptist Church in Chattanooga, is not surprised at all by the violence he sees in America today. He has been leading efforts to combat violence since the early 1990s while he was serving as a pastor in Fort Wayne, Ind. During his 10-year tenure there, he presided over the funerals of 105 young

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Former Tennessee Baptist Convention staff member Timothy James “Tim” Holcomb died Aug. 5 at his home in Franklin following a bout with cancer. He was 72. A native of Texas, Holcomb served on church staffs in Texas, Missouri, Georgia, and Mississippi before joining the staff of the Baptist Sunday School Board (now LifeWay Christian Resources ) in 1983. He later joined the TBC staff as

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HARRIMAN — Sanny Bowman, Jack Bowman, and Don Alford participated in the first Vacation Bible School of Caney Ford Baptist Church here in 1936. Eighty years later, they are still attending VBS at the church. In fact, they have only missed a few years of VBS among them, mainly because of military service. Sanny has attended 78 years, Jack has attended

By Linda Lawson Still Contributing Writer NASHVILLE — At age 83, Lloyd Elder retired for the fourth and what he termed the “final” time on May 31 after more than six decades of ministry. In his most recent position, Elder served as volunteer administrator and chair of the development board of the Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network (BSCLN) with offices at Tusculum Hills Baptist Church in Nashville. While his

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector ALAMO — Daniel Joyner, 18, has moved past several rounds of competition on the popular TV show, “America’s Got Talent,” even receiving two yeses from the infamous judge Simon Cowell, and recently performed again in Los Angeles, Calif., this time on live TV. The active Christian and member of First Baptist Church, Alamo, where he also helps lead worship, has enjoyed