Note: Many resources are available online for families. See list beneath this story for a few options.  By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — The coronavirus pandemic is providing many parents more opportunities to share biblical truths as children are now confined to their homes rather than schools or daycare facilities. The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s childhood specialists, Vicki Hulsey and Donna Blaydes, are encouraging parents to

Church in the parking lot includes safety, gospel By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JOHNSON CITY— Five years before COVID-19 took the world by storm, University Parkway Baptist Church had recognized the need for a service for people with health issues and other concerns that prevented them from going to church. “Our drive-in church is designed to offer a worship service to people in our region that might

Youth leaders providing encouragement for youth amid cancelations of prom, graduation By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — While the practice of social distancing continues to move to the forefront in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, teenagers are feeling the sting of disappointment in a very real way. High school seniors, in particular, are dealing with the heartache of knowing that some of their most highly-anticipated events —