Margaret Ernst is a Masters of Divinity Student at Vanderbilt Divinity School serving as a field education intern at Scarritt Bennett Center in 2016/2017. After experience in journalism and non-profit work in the Philadelphia, PA area, Margaret began to live into her heart’s passion at the...
Read Moreby Tieranny Woods I am Tieranny Woods, one of the new Belle H. Bennett Fellows. My site placement is the Tennessee Justice Center. The Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) is a non-profit law firm that provides free legal services to vulnerable Tennesseans. TJC does this in three ways:...
Read MoreIn September 2016, Scarritt Bennett Center launched the Activist-in-Residence program developed out of consultation with the Faith Matters Network, whose two Nashville based team members, Rev. Jennifer Bailey & Micky ScottBey Jones, also serve as the first Activist-in-Residence team. The Faith Matters Network equips leaders of...
Read MoreUsually worship has an order, a plan, a set and predictable template for when we will sing and when we will pray, when we stand and when we sit. Even in some traditions that have a more free-form style, even in silent Quaker meeting, there...
Read MoreMy first glimpse of the new art show, “Complementary Colors,” in Scarritt Bennett’s Laskey gallery was of a quartet of paintings of a dog against the backdrop of the seasons. The painting, “Jasper on the Farm” by Pam Sevy, is done with considerable sharp detail,...
Read MoreBetween now and the end of the year, Scarritt Bennett Center is offering many opportunities for spiritual growth through worship, art, music, retreats, poetry and solitude. Worship. Two services of worship are held in Wightman Chapel each week. One is on Tuesdays at 12:30-1:05. This is...
Read MoreLast week, the Belle H. Bennett fellows got acquainted with the Scarritt Bennett Center community during orientation week. Thanks to everyone who welcomed them – gave them tours of the campus, shared a meal with them, and chatted with them during their “get to know...
Read MoreOur condolences are with the family and friends of Maryruth Nickels, Scarritt Bennett Center Interim Executive Director, 1993-1994. Maryruth Nickels, 92, of the Franklin United Methodist Community in Franklin, IN passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2016. This remarkable woman, adventurer and philanthropist, was born December 11,...
Read MoreLonely the boat, sailing at sea, tossed on a cold, stormy night; cruel the sea which seemed so wide with waves so high. This single ship sailed the deep sea, straight into the gale; O Lord, great is the peril, dangers to all assail. Strong winds arose in all...
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