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2 weeks ago | thebaptistpaper.org | Tennessee Baptist |Carolyn Tomlin

As a small child, my father and I often walked to the country store down the road, for an ice cream treat after supper. Just spending time with my father was so special. He held my hand and we talked about my day’s activities. It was perfect, except for our neighbor’s big black dogs that always came out and barked and sometimes nipped my heels. I would become tense when we had to pass that house. To protect me from any traffic, my father walked next to the cars passing by.

Sep 27, 2024 | thebaptistpaper.org | Tennessee Baptist

Eastern Tennessee experienced significant and widespread damage Friday afternoon (Sept. 27) due to torrential rains and high winds from Hurricane Helene. Helene made landfall in the Florida Panhandle late Thursday and forcefully progressed through Eastern Georgia into Tennessee along the Appalachian Mountains, causing severe flooding and wind damage in numerous East Tennessee counties. Newport, Irwin, Hampton and other cities have been affected.

Sep 6, 2024 | thebaptistpaper.org | Tennessee Baptist

Single women who decide against abortion and choose to have their babies often have nowhere to turn. That’s where Embrace Grace comes in. Embrace Grace is a national ministry designed to make sure that “every young woman who is experiencing an unplanned pregnancy has a church family to go to for spiritual, emotional and physical support,” said Leslie Strange, director of the Embrace Grace ministry at Judson Baptist Church in Nashville.

Jun 5, 2024 | thebaptistpaper.org | Tennessee Baptist

As a college professor for many years, I’d like to share some thoughts with recent graduates — and others who might want to listen in. Our culture encourages you to laziness and then mocks and caricatures you as lazy. The truth is if you want a meaningful, worthwhile life, you must work hard. It is odd to me to hear the word lazy used in a positive — or at least neutral — sense. It wasn’t that way when I was a kid. If you called a man lazy, you could have a fistfight.

May 28, 2024 | thebaptistpaper.org | Tennessee Baptist

Necessary legal disclaimer: I’m a lawyer. I’m not your lawyer. I’m not the Southern Baptist Convention’s lawyer. This article isn’t legal advice or intended to create a lawyer-client relationship between the SBC or any other party and me. Mike Law circulated a letter last year informing the Southern Baptist Convention that for the sake of clarity he intended to propose an amendment that churches were not in friendly cooperation when they employed a female pastor.