By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] There is an ongoing debate in our nation today over the effectiveness of facemasks preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Some of the debate centers around the perception of government leaders telling us to wear one. I must confess. I don’t like to be told that I have to wear a mask. I can’t stand to wear one if you want to

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] “We’ve never done it that way before.” If Southern Baptists had a national motto, it would be that simple sentence. I have attended a Baptist church all of my life — and that now spans 62 years. I have heard that Baptist motto all of my life, and sadly, I have used it myself more than once. And, my guess is that

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Maryville Baptist Church in Hillview, Ky., made national news recently when the church chose to hold in-person worship services on Easter Sunday, defying the Kentucky governor’s stay at home order. What’s more, Kentucky State Police officers patrolled the church parking lot, handing out citations. The church sued the state but a judge tossed it out of court. On one side, people are

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] COVID-19 has turned lives upside down all over the world. Thousands of people have died and thousands have gotten the disease. Thankfully, many have survived and have recovered from the virus. Millions of people, however, have not gotten the disease but their lives also have changed. Whoever heard of “social distancing” a month ago?