Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
April 21, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector The Merriam-Webster Dictionary provides several definitions for the word “addiction.” Among them: • a strong and harmful need to regularly have something (such as a drug) or do something (such as gamble); • an unusually great interest in something or a need to do or have something; • […]
April 9, 2015
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R Stanton, Texas used to have a sign at the city limits that said, “Three thousand friendly people and a few old soreheads.” That sign probably describes most churches to one degree or another. If the church is the size of a rowboat, it just takes one or two to […]
April 7, 2015
By Don Pierson Pastor, Stewart’s Chapel Baptist Church, Flintville A few years ago if someone had told you that our nation would be debating whether a person could marry a person of the same sex, you would have said, “No way!” Yet we are not only debating it, some of our states are already doing it, […]
April 7, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director There is an ancient Afghan proverb that states, “If you think you’re leading and no one is following you, then you’re only taking a walk.” I love the truth in that statement, but it begs a question. “If they aren’t following you, then who did they go follow?” […]
March 26, 2015
By David Evans TBC Evangelism Specialist I have had many conversations about Easter egg hunts and evangelism. Many churches that I have recently spoken with feel incomplete concerning their Easter egg hunt plans. They have a great turnout but it seems to just be another event. The Easter egg hunt seems to be consumed with […]
March 24, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Growing up in a Southern Baptist church I always knew that church attendance usually was higher on Easter Sunday and the Sunday closest to Christmas. I naturally assumed that a lot of those Easter/Christmas attendees were non-believers. The more I have researched and talked with people who know […]
March 24, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I recently reread an old letter that stopped me in my tracks. The author’s passion was evident, and I could imagine the anguished expression on his face. I’m sure tears streamed down his cheeks and into his beard as he wrote. “With Christ as my witness,” he penned. […]
March 13, 2015
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R In our first year of marriage, I was a working, full-time college student with my wife expecting a baby. Though money was scarce, hamburger meat was just three pounds for a dollar. And we had some kind of meat every meal — well, until we didn’t one night. After […]
March 13, 2015
By Chris Kelly Exec. VP/General Counsel, Tennessee Baptist Foundation It’s not always popular to speak of the, uh, let’s say “seniority” of some of our Baptist brothers and sisters. However, for the purpose of this article, it may be a good thing as you have an opportunity to contribute to Kingdom work that others do […]
March 10, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Okay, show of hands. How many of you have ever heard of Knowles Shaw (without searching for him on Google). Raise those hands high. Tennessee is a long state. Nobody? Honestly, before this column I didn’t know who he was either. But he’s worth knowing about. Shaw was […]
March 10, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Over the past year you have seen a lot of changes in the Baptist and Reflector — and there are more to come. We are in the process of developing a website totally dedicated to the B&R. This website will enable us to produce more material that our […]
February 25, 2015
By Scott Patty Pastor, Grace Community Church, Nashville Two obvious reasons to affirm marriage as the union of a man and a woman include loyalty to Jesus and faithfulness to the Bible passages about marriage. But there is another reason: for the clarity of the gospel. The one human relationship given to us to illustrate […]
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