Archive - Lonnie Wilkey
Move to put wine in Tennessee grocery stores unwise
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow grocery and convenience stores to sell wine.
Wine, by the way, has twice the alcohol content of beer and gets people intoxicated twice as fast, according to the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. more »
By Lonnie Wilkey - Mar 6, 2009
Topic: Family, Addictions, , Citizenship, Legislation
Bartlett author hopes book comforts, helps families
BARTLETT, Tenn. — When Lisa and David Barron’s daughter Madison was born in 1994, Lisa Barron assumed her precious little baby would “one day grow into a little girl, then to sweet 16, on to a young lady and then to a woman.” more »
By Lonnie Wilkey - Jan 29, 2009
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting
TDAC educates kids about dangers of alcohol, drugs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Since 1937 the Tennessee Drug Awareness Council (formerly the United Tennessee League) has trumpeted the dangers of alcohol and drugs. more »
By Lonnie Wilkey - Oct 5, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, , Substance Abuse, Children, Education
Jesus loves the little children - and so should we
“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Every color, every race, all are covered by His grace; Jesus loves the little children of the world” (1991 Baptist Hymnal). more »
By Lonnie Wilkey - Apr 16, 2008 - (1)
Nashville Baptist Toy Store still meeting needs after 56 years
NASHVILLE — The location has changed over the years, but the premise of the Nashville Baptist Association Toy Store remains the same — to help provide Christmas presents for needy children and families. more »
By Lonnie Wilkey - Dec 21, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Children
Freeman prays ‘in the name of Jesus’ in D.C. ceremony
CLARKSVILLE — Early in his life, Roger Freeman made a promise that he would never deny God’s name.
So, when he was first approached by the National Park Service about praying at the lighting of the national Christmas tree on Dec. more »
By Lonnie Wilkey - Dec 17, 2007 - (4)
Topic: Faith, Pastoral Integrity, Citizenship, National
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