Dear Harpeth Hills, Here is my memory of her. She is surrounded by laughing and screaming children on the field at Camp Meribah in Centerville, Tennessee. It is church camp, the late 1970’s. The shaving cream fight has reached its climax, and Martha is covered from head to toe. The
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Continue readingThis week, Stan looks at Ezekiel 18. We are reminded that even the most wicked among us can be saved if they can turn to the Lord.
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, We have all been a part of one of “those” conversations. Someone is suffering from a terrible illness or grieving the loss of a loved one or reeling from some unexpected tragedy in their personal life, and that person has no faith in God and no
Continue readingWelcome to Harpeth Hills! 10:30am Worship 9am Worship Worship Gatherings: Join us live on Facebook for online Worship Gatherings: 9am (A cappella) 10:30am (Instrumental) Join us in person at the building (RSVP required) 9am (A cappella) 10:30am (Instrumental) 5:00pm (Outdoor A cappella) 6:30pm (Outdoor Instrumental)
Continue readingShe looked to be about six-years-old. The little boy walking beside her, perhaps her brother, was no more than four. As I pulled out of the church parking lot, they were coming up on a stretch of sidewalk that was crumbled and broken. Little brother was barefoot. Sister had on
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, He flew B-17’s in World War II and came home to Tennessee, where he married and started a family. Four children eventually blessed his household. Mr. Farrar became a leader in the community, the church, and in his home. He was a good man, in any way
Continue readingWelcome to Harpeth Hills! 10:30am Worship 9am Worship Worship Gatherings: Join us live on Facebook for online Worship Gatherings: 9am (A cappella) 10:30am (Instrumental) Join us in person at the building (RSVP required) 9am (A cappella) 10:30am (Instrumental) 5:00pm (Outdoor A cappella) 6:30pm (Outdoor Instrumental)
Continue readingStan Smith introduces the background for a short series on Ezekiel. He also shares thanks for a letter written to him by the Millikan family.
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, The story is told of a 94-year-old man who was in the process of moving into a retirement facility. He would be there alone, as he had just lost his beloved wife of 70 years a few months earlier. He would also be leaving the house
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, Clyde was an odd duck. Thick, coke-bottle glasses. Unusual, high-pitched voice. Underemployed most of the time. Asked unusual questions in Sunday School. As a young preacher, I thought he was the kind of church member you simply tolerated in a good-natured way. One day Clyde told me
Continue readingWelcome to Harpeth Hills! 10:30am Worship 9am Worship Worship Gatherings: Join us live on Facebook for online Worship Gatherings: 9am (A cappella) 10:30am (Instrumental) Join us in person at the building (RSVP required) 9am (A cappella) 10:30am (Instrumental) 5:00pm (Outdoor A cappella) 6:30pm (Outdoor Instrumental)
Continue readingStan Smith teaches on how we can love our neighbors through presence, writing, and even the past.
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, About ten years ago a self-help guru coined the term LifeQuake to describe the personal, direct impact of major events that may be totally beyond our control. Although the word is a “made up” term, it is descriptive and evocative enough that you know exactly what
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, I visited my mother a few weeks ago, and Saturday morning did not begin as planned. The toilet started leaking at the floor, which by my way of thinking was not a good thing. After turning the water off, I went online and googled how to replace
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, The writer of Hebrews addressed Christians who had grown weary, having faced persecution, social ostracism, one bad event after another, to which there must have seemed no apparent end. So, he encouraged them to hold on to their faith like in the old days. “Take care,
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills: We honored our High School Seniors last Sunday evening. After rain and heat for several Sunday nights, a picture perfect evening was just what the occasion deserved. It was so pleasant, more than one of us said, “Hey, we ought to do this outdoors every year.” Parents
Continue readingStan Smith teaches on our calling from the New Testament.
Continue readingWelcome to Harpeth Hills! Worship Gatherings: Join us live on Facebook for online Worship Gatherings:9am (A cappella) 10:30am (Instrumental) Join us in person at the building (RSVP required) 9am (A cappella) 10:30am (Instrumental) 5:00pm (Outdoor A cappella) 6:30pm (Outdoor Instrumental)
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, “One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!” John 9:25 For the last several weeks we have heard messages about the gift of clarity. We have been reminded of the stories of Hagar, Elisha, Balaam, the blind man at Bethsaida, the apostle
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