By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB [email protected] Sam pointed across the road to the spot about 50 yards away where he first heard the distinctive “pop” of tear gas canisters fired at the long line of marchers descending from the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The group of 600 stretched from downtown Selma and over the Alabama River. It was the beginning of the 51-mile journey to the state capital in
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB [email protected] My daughter just left for college, and I’ve mysteriously developed “ugly cry” syndrome. A friend tells me the correlation is not coincidental. I should have seen it coming. Not too long ago I heard a pastor tell a young couple with a newborn to make the most of every opportunity because “the days are long, but the years are short.” I’ve learned
By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — Those who are paying attention might have noticed that the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s website has a new look. Actually, even those who aren’t paying close attention probably noticed. It’s kind of hard to miss. With the goal of making the site more user friendly and ascetically pleasing, the TBMB unveiled the redesign last month. “I am excited about offering Tennessee Baptists a website
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Two years ago, few had ever heard of Critical Race Theory and now it is on the verge of becoming an ideological pandemic. Lines are drawn, passions are high, sides are forming, and the divide is widening. For Christians, it gets complicated. Where should we fall on the issue? Scholars generally agree that Critical Race Theory (CRT) seeks standards to determine how one’s
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB I was recently talking with a friend about social media and primarily about Facebook. His perspective was pretty clear: Facebook was birthed in the pit of hell. “Just look at what’s on there,” he said. “Nothing but discord and dissension. We’d have been better off if there was no such thing as Facebook.”
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB I was afraid to breath for fear that the virtual silence of exhaling would shatter the tranquility of the motionless lake. There wasn’t a ripple, not a single one. It was like the entire scene spread out before my kayak — the lake, the surrounding hills, the pre-dawn sky — was sealed in a vacuum. Suddenly, a bass jumped exploding the serenity. I
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JOHNSON CITY — Even after serving the residents of Tyler Apartments and the surrounding area in Johnson City for more than 40 years, the Johnson City Baptist Center is still finding new ways to meet needs. For the first time the Baptist Center, sponsored by the churches of Holston Baptist Association, created an “Angel Tree” designed to supply Christmas presents to the local
Editor’s Note: Ray Newcomb was a leader in the Tennessee Baptist Convention for decades. Over the years we developed a mutual respect for and friendship with each other. The highest compliment I could give Bro. Ray is this. If I lived anywhere near a church where he was serving, I would join in a minute and be honored and proud to call him “my pastor.” — Lonnie Wilkey By Chris
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB There is an 80-pound rock in my flower bed that looks like a meteorite. I pried it loose from a mountaintop in North Carolina about 13 years ago. I then grunted, pushed, rolled, chucked, yelled at, and tripped over it trying to get it — and me — to the bottom of a challenging descent. It was supposed to be my “Ebenezer,” but
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB I was recently talking with a pastor and the conversation migrated to social media. It didn’t take long to understand his perspective. “Facebook is straight from the pit of hell,” he said. “All it does is cause problems.” He’s not the only person who feels that way, and it isn’t a new conversation. I remember years ago being told the same thing about
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB [email protected] Sam pointed across the road to the spot about 50 yards away where he first heard the
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB [email protected] My daughter just left for college, and I’ve mysteriously developed “ugly cry” syndrome. A friend tells me
By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — Those who are paying attention might have noticed that the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s website has a new look.
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Two years ago, few had ever heard of Critical Race Theory and now it is on the verge
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB I was recently talking with a friend about social media and primarily about Facebook. His perspective was pretty
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB I was afraid to breath for fear that the virtual silence of exhaling would shatter the tranquility of
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JOHNSON CITY — Even after serving the residents of Tyler Apartments and the surrounding area in Johnson City
Editor’s Note: Ray Newcomb was a leader in the Tennessee Baptist Convention for decades. Over the years we developed a mutual respect for and friendship
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB There is an 80-pound rock in my flower bed that looks like a meteorite. I pried it loose
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB I was recently talking with a pastor and the conversation migrated to social media. It didn’t take long
