Polycarp, known for his unwavering faith, was arrested around 155 CE and brought before the proconsul of Asia.

Every week, behind a half dozen security doors that lead to Unit 2—Tennessee’s death row—Kevin Burns holds a worship service. He leads Communion, prayer, liturgy, and a sermon with men who share his ...

The late Rev. Charles A. Trentham, a popular yet controversial minister at Knoxville’s First Baptist Church who became a pastor to President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C., in 1977, is mentioned in ...