Local volunteers prepare for the East Tennessee Franklin Graham Festival

By Jeremiah Massengale
Volunteers representing hundreds of churches from across the Knoxville area are helping to lay the foundation for the East Tennessee Franklin Graham Festival, scheduled for April 25-27 at the Thompson-Boling Arena, on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Science proves the Bible correct

By Megan Barrowman - Layout Editor
People all around the world have the account of Sodom and Gomorrah in the book of Genesis in the Bible. Christians have believed in this account for centuries but only recently has science started to believe in the destruction that happened there.

Dr. Joe Early publishes new book

By Grant Doepel - Editor In Chief
As the academic season comes to a halt, religion professor Dr. Joe Early’s seventh book, Readings in Baptist History: Four Centuries of Selected Documents, has been published and is available.
According to the B & H Publishing Group description, “Readings in Baptist History compiles four centuries of notable religious documents, [...]

Disciple Now weekend in Hawesville

By Jill Tanner - Assistant Photography Editor
On March 28th, fifteen Cumberland students stood in the parking lot of Asher Hall, surrounded by mountains of luggage and buckets full of random props, hats, and wigs. All of this would be fit strategically into a fifteen-passenger van and a Toyota Matrix. The destination? Blackford Baptist Church in [...]

Of books and beatitudes

By Chris Peters - Staff Writer
Four years ago, I was pondering the “college question.” Where do I go? What do I choose as a major? What do I do with my degree once I have it? I applied to a few schools, and ultimately money was the deciding factor for my school selection. In August [...]