By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC MEMPHIS — Lindy May stood on a busy street in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and felt utterly alone. Horns blared as thousands of people shuttled by on bicycles and motor scooters and others hurried by on sidewalks and past storefronts. The rhythmic chaos resembled the movements within an ant colony. Yet May felt alone, overwhelmed because she knew the semi-ornate storefront just across the

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — To hear the other side tell it, abortion will be illegal in Tennessee if voters approve Amendment 1 of the state ballot on Nov. 4. There is also a rampant myth that churches can’t legally encourage people to vote for or against public policy issues. Nothing can be further from the truth. Such statements are “scare tactics” offered by opponents of

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Executive Board adopted a budget of $34,250,000 for the 2014-15 budget year. The action was one of several that took place during the Executive Board’s Sept. 9 meeting at Brentwood Baptist Church here. Board members were informed that the new budget is a reduction of $2,250,000 or 6.16 percent from the 2013-14 budget. The new total is more consistent with