Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
February 13, 2023
By Danny SinquefieldHarvest Field 1 team leader, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardIn Acts 16, the Apostle Paul received a vision from the Lord that was the beginning of a movement of God that literally changed the world. In verses 9-10 of that chapter, we read: “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man […]
February 9, 2023
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardDo you notice church signs? You know, the types of marquees out front that often have pithy sayings. Sometimes they accidentally mean things someone had no intention of saying. But often, they communicate profound meaning with minimal words. That’s the case with the marquee at […]
February 8, 2023
By Lonnie WIlkey Editor, Baptist and ReflectorBaptist Press posted an article on Feb. 1 with a headline that made my heart ache. It read, “Public trust in pastors falls to record low” (see article in full at baptistandreflector.org). According to the latest Gallup survey, about one in three (34 percent) rate the honesty and ethical […]
February 8, 2023
By Chris TurnerCommunications Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardI was determined to watch the released video of the Tyre Nichols murder. For more than three hours, I watched Memphis’ WMC-TV5 livestream news coverage of the brutal, frenzied, depraved, animalistic, tortured beating of Nichols by five Memphis police officers. The violence was non-stop. It was horrific. It […]
February 1, 2023
By Ray Van NesteDean and professor of Biblical studies, Union University, JacksonAccording to the latest reports, more than 12 percent of Tennessee Baptist churches are without a pastor. That is about 400 churches. Among the pastors we do have, the average age is increasing dramatically because fewer and fewer young men are entering the ministry, […]
January 24, 2023
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorTwo weeks ago I traveled to southeastern Kentucky to provide news coverage of rebuilding efforts from flooding which hit that region last summer. See articles and photos in this issue. I was in Newport, so I plugged in the address in my phone’s GPS and off I went. For this […]
January 23, 2023
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardThere is a difference between being anti-abortion and being pro-life. Being pro-life is more, so much more. Amy Hood definitely understood that. As her own nest of biological children began to empty, she encouraged her pastor husband Pat to consider adopting a little girl from […]
January 18, 2023
By Carolyn TomlinContributing columnist, B&RAccording to the dictionary, the term New Year’s resolutions is defined as “making goals for the New Year.” We aren’t certain when this custom started, but this practice was recorded by early Babylonians more than 4,000 years ago. These people believed that whatever that person did on the first day of […]
January 17, 2023
By Robert LaneSBC International MissionaryTennessee is the home I’ve returned to after 18 years away. My life as a Baptist missionary has taken me across four continents and through many cultures. I left Tennessee from the parking lot of my small Baptist church with no expectations of ever returning. I left a young man, but […]
January 16, 2023
By Todd BradyVice president For university ministries, Union University, JacksonIt may be that the best thing you can do for your kids is to sit the whole family down and have dinner together. Research is showing that there is a significant number of kids who never actually sit down with their family to enjoy a […]
January 9, 2023
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorAsking questions is a major part of what I do as a Baptist newspaper writer/editor. I spend a lot of time asking questions in order to seek answers. The key is knowing what questions to ask and when to ask them. Last week, millions of people were watching the NFL […]
January 9, 2023
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardI do not believe Jesus expects us to sacrifice our families, sanity or health on the altar of ministry. Too many ministers unfortunately work themselves in that direction, but that’s counter to what Jesus instructs. His approach is much different. Look at what He says […]
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