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October 16, 2024
By Jay Hardwick President • Tennessee Baptist Convention A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining Randy Davis in representing Tennessee Baptists at the installation service of Jeff Iorg, our new president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. In Dr. Iorg’s message during the service, he cast a vision […]
October 10, 2024
By LonnieEditor, Baptist & ReflectorAs always, God’s timing is impeccable. It is never too early or too late. This morning (Oct. 3), I was glancing through The Link, the e-newsletter produced by Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union, and it included an announcement that Oct. 20 is the Day of Prayer for Baptist Associations. The announcement noted […]
October 9, 2024
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardBen Husser knows devastation. The vice president of the famed Cajun Navy relief organization lost his home and almost everything else in 2005 to Hurricane Katrina. When he surveyed the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene’s flooding in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, he declared […]
September 27, 2024
By Matt TullosStewardship Specialist, TBMBWe sing these words, “I love to tell the story of unseen things above.” That’s why the Gospels are so powerful. We see people like us encounter the Son of God. Glory happens. The amazing thing about the gospel is that Jesus was constantly pressing believers to work together to do […]
September 26, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorThe second Sunday in October is generally recognized across the nation as Pastor Appreciation Week and October as Pastor Appreciation Month. I have said it several times over the past 26 years I have served as editor of the Baptist and Reflector and I will say it again. Let your […]
September 25, 2024
By Randy DavisPresident and executive director, TBMBWhen something happens that people don’t understand, the first thing they ask is, “Why?” I am there with them. By definition, “why” means “a question seeking the cause, reason, or purpose for which something has happened.” I’m not one for arbitrary decisions, so when an action is taken, I […]
September 20, 2024
By Abraham CremeensCare and recovery executive pastor • Long Hollow Baptist ChurchWe are creatures of hope and reach for it wherever we can. When I was in middle school, I tried out for every sport hoping to make the team, but no one wanted me. My hopes were dashed. I remember at one point having […]
September 19, 2024
By Adam B. Dooley Pastor • Englewood Baptist Church • JacksonThe older I get the more I see shadows of my father in the things I do and enjoy. Whether it’s the gait with which I walk, my general suspicion of politics, or my obsession with some details and my apathy for others, you don’t […]
September 18, 2024
By Jay Hardwick President • Tennessee Baptist ConventionWhile recording a podcast interview a couple of weeks ago, the host asked me, “When did this become personal for you? When did you know, ‘We have to do something about this need now?’ ” The question gripped my heart. The focus of the interview was on the […]
September 11, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorNearly every generation has at least one event that occurs that those who live through it will never forget. In my case, I actually have lived through several of those events, with the most recent, of course, being the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. But if I can just pick one […]
September 11, 2024
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardGeorge Peppard’s character Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith on the television show, The A-Team, exclaimed after each miraculous mission success: “I love it when a plan comes together.” His sentiment encapsulates the story of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program and what lies ahead for us […]
September 5, 2024
By Rodney NorvellCollegiate Ministry Specialist • University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleBaptist college and university work has been a mission of Southern Baptists for over 100 years. Whether you know it as the Baptist Young People’s Union, Baptist Student Union (BSU) or Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) the mission is still important and critical to the future of […]
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