God’s Peace Within
Posted 1.13.20 - God’s Peace Within: The peace that Jesus gave his disciples and to us when he said: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you” is a peace that is in the midst of the world’s and our own tumult,...
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Start the New Year With Spiritual Enrichment
Posted 1.6.20 - As we begin this new year, I invite you to spend some time at Scarritt Bennett Center in worship, prayer, study, and fellowship as you continue to grow in your spiritual life. Below are listed several opportunities for the month of...
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Following Yonder Star
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Posted 12.30.19 - This hymn tells the story of the appearance of the wise men at the Bethlehem stable, but it also relates the story of Christ’s journey from the manger to the resurrection. Note that gold is a symbol of Jesus as King; frankincense...
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Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
Posted 12.16.19 - There are few hymns written about Joseph or about the relationship between Mary and Joseph. In the first stanza of this hymn Mary asks Joseph for help in raising “the child divine.” In the second stanza, Joseph responds and indicates his love...
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Fulfilled Is the Promise
Posted 12.9.19 - Fulfilled is the promise, a Savior is born; with loud acclamation we hallow the morn!“To God in the highest all glory,” we sing and welcome the advent of Jesus our King!...
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TN Human Rights Day Committee Announces 2019 Award Recipients
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Posted 11.2.19 - Tennesseans will gather on December 10th to celebrate International Human Rights Day. During the event, leaders are acknowledged, and awards will go to human rights champions in three categories: Rising Advocate, Outstanding Service and Lifetime Achievement....
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Sing Justice, Sing Mercy, Sing Peace
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Posted 11.4.19 - The Hebrew prophets had a lot to say about justice. Amos admonished the people to “let justice roll down like waters, and righteous like an ever-flowing stream.” Micah talked of the Lord requiring us to do justice. ...
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The Story as Told by Those Inspired by God
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Posted 10.28.19 - Brian Wren, an ordained British Congregational minister, teacher and hymn writer wrote the hymn “Deep in the Shadows of the Past.” He wrote it “to tell the story of the Bible in a manner acceptable to different understandings of its authority and...
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Multiculturalism
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Posted 10.23.19 - We live in a multicultural society. It has always been so, but only in recent years have we said so. In the past, the recognized cultures in the United States were primarily European in origin – Irish, German Scandinavian, Italian, etc. Also...
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