Rev. Tolbert to Continue Scarritt Bennett Center’s Mission of Creating Space to Achieve a More Just World Nashville, TN - Scarritt Bennett Center (SBC), Nashville’s premier conference, retreat, and transformative education center, has selected educator, lawyer, and faith-based leader Rev. Sondrea L. Tolbert as its next...
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“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” —John Wesley October is...
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“When you pray, you profess that you are not God and that you wouldn’t want to be, that you haven’t reached your goal yet, and that you never will reach it in this life, that you must constantly stretch out your hands and wait again...
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Have you ever had doubts? I certainly hope so. Doubt is a good tool that can protect us from harm. When my son was young, a friend told him that he could punch his fist through a glass window and would not get cut. Eight...
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We are living in a time that many consider to be liminal, a time of transition. What Is A Liminal Space? The word liminal comes from the Latin word ‘limen’, meaning threshold—any point or place of entering or beginning. A liminal space is the time between the...
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Bienvenidos, mis amigos! “We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success. The observation began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President...
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It is safe to assume that anyone over 30 years old remembers exactly where they were on September 11, 2001. Those younger may not fully remember, but they will have been affected in some way. We have sent young people to fight a war that began...
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Instead of seeing with eyes of ‘doom and gloom,’ I press toward a perspective of loving-kindness for others and myself. I begin to hope, even in the most difficult of situations, because I see signs of resilience and courage in the actions of others. ...
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How do we—you and I—respond to the world in which we live? When all seems so chaotic, uncertain, and out-of-control, how do I, right here, right now, respond?...
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This week, I had the opportunity to preach at Tuesdays in the Chapel, our weekly worship service in Wightman Chapel. This week’s scripture, John 6:53-58, can be difficult to understand in a literal sense. In this passage Jesus invites believers into what we now call...
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