Kenneth S. Hemphill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Some events become etched in your mind and you can remember them in vivid detail. Such is the Wedgwood shooting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Louisville, Ky., voted overwhelmingly to approve the motion to allow our president, Johnny Hunt, to appoint a task force to assist Southern Baptists to become more intentional and more effective in fulfilling the Great Commission.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Recently the Southern Baptist International Mission Board was forced to limit the number of candidates they could approve because of financial concerns.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Recently there has been conversation suggesting that designated mission giving to Southern Baptist Convention causes from the local church should be added to mission giving through the traditional Cooperative Program formula to indicate the percentage of missions given to CP by the local church.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Once upon a time there was a young, energetic entrepreneur who came to Christ. His pastor began to disciple him, teaching him to study the Word, pray and become a good steward of his time, talent, treasure and testimony. The pastor indicated that the tithe would be a good place of beginning but […]

When the EKG initiative was still in the dreaming and planning stage, I was privileged to be in a meeting with Dr. Morris Chapman as he presented the emphasis to several agency heads. While there was a genuine level of excitement about refocusing our denomination on the advance of God's Kingdom, there was one area […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--I grew up near Randleman, N.C. That location may not ring any bells with you if you aren't a NASCAR fan ...

I grew up near Randleman, North Carolina. That location may not ring any bells with you if you aren't a NASCAR fan, but for those who follow stock car racing, they may recognize it as the original location of Petty Enterprises — which it was during my childhood. In those days, before racing became such […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--I am often amused to hear Bible scholars, church members and the general public debate whether the New Testament teaches tithing.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Have you ever thought what it might have been like to live in the time of kings and queens and knights?