
Longtime TN Baptist editor publishes collection of his columns
Lonnie Wilkey, who has been with the Baptist and Reflector since 1988 and has served as editor since 1998, has put together a collection of his columns in “Faith, Family and Life’s Lessons: Reflections of a Christian Journalist.”

Sons of Jubal celebrate 7 decades of raising voices ‘to worship and glorify the Lord’
For the past 70 years, the members of the Sons of Jubal chorus have been raising their voices in song to worship and glorify the Lord.

Midwestern launches Institute for Preaching and Preachers
The newly launched Midwestern Institute for Preaching and Preachers advances Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s mission to train leaders for the Church by equipping and encouraging preachers of God’s Word.

Baptist communicators trek to mission board headquarters
Baptist communicators gathered at the International Mission Board headquarters for the Baptist Communicators Association annual workshop.

Pastor’s ‘Grounded’ podcast impacting lives
Scott Cates, a Georgia Baptist pastor, is touching thousands of lives from Tiger, a town that sits at the base of 2,856-foot Tiger Mountain, a prominent Blue Ridge Mountain peak in the far northeast corner of Georgia.

TX House approves Ten Commandments display mandate
The Texas House of Representatives voted to approve a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom.

SEBTS receives $1.25 million grant to ‘equip, encourage pastors’
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary announced it has received a grant of $1.25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. in support for the Great Commission Preaching Initiative of Southeastern’s Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership.

‘In blatant violation’: Russia severely violates religious freedom, report says
The Russian government continues to violate the rights of religious groups “in blatant violation of international law,” a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reported.