For home front Baptists of the South, life marches on, tension and emotionally-filled that it may be. Sunday worship services and certain other religious ceremonies offer moments of normalcy during a time that is anything but normal. One such ceremony is that of the ordination of ministers. Such an event takes place today in Virginia,…
Henry Holcombe Tucker, Mercer University professor and pastor at Bethesda Baptist Church in Greene County, approaches his congregation with a “if it comes to this” notification as the church meets in monthly conference. From the church’s minutes, as recorded by Clerk William A. Overton, a former Mercer student: The Pastor called the Conference, to which…
James R. Graves, editor of the Tennessee Baptist and a long-time lightning rod in Baptist life, frequently publishes letters from readers who are appreciative of him. Graves’ critics fault him for his northern roots and Landmark ecclesiology. B. F. Burroughs, a Texas Baptist, offers a strong defense of Graves, as well as commentary regarding the…