Dear Harpeth Hills Family, We have so missed you! Every week since our world changed in March, we have prayed for the day that we are together again in person. We are overjoyed that we will begin seeing some of you this Sunday. Harpeth Hills Together! Even though we have been
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, As we look forward to meeting together again, we arrive here at different places. Over the past three months, our families have had different experiences – homeschooling children, worries regarding a job or finances, illness or loss, grieving the loss of milestone events in the lives
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, How many times have you said recently, “I just want to get back to normal”? Perhaps you are just happy the month of May is over. May usually brings green grass, flowers, and graduation celebrations, but this year it has opened our eyes to the injustice
Continue readingAs shepherds of this family at Harpeth Hills, we believe that all people are created in the image of God. We believe there is no such thing as justice for one group. There must be justice for all, or there is no justice. We believe in mercy and grace. We
Continue readingA Note from Our Shepherds “How much of this can we endure?” “I’ve looked at the same walls every day, all day long.” “I guess this is what house arrest feels like.” Does this sound like thoughts in your heads? We understand. But we should remember one important fact: No
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, The great thing about faith in God is that it keeps a man undisturbed in the midst of disturbance. – Oswald Chambers A few thoughts as we enter another time of worship and praise away from each other… Perspective Perspective changes everything. A first mission trip
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We thank our God every time we remember you. In all our prayers for all of you, we always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, In many ways the last 10 weeks has felt like being shipwrecked on an island and carving that daily notch in a tree trunk to keep up with how many days we have been marooned. It is comforting to remember that Harpeth Hills is not going
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea…The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” Psalms
Continue readingDear Church Family, This is the last Sunday of April, the 7th Sunday we have been apart as a church family. We miss each other and long to gather in groups larger than ten; we yearn for the ability to shake a hand or give a hug to someone that
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, “Go ye now in peace and know that the love of God will guide you.” We missed the Lipscomb Academy Chorus concert this spring because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Their closing song has traditionally been Joyce Elaine Eilers’ “Go Ye Now in Peace.” It would have been
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills: We have all been in places that are dark – so dark that you could hardly see your hand in front of your face. These are places and situations that are unnerving and downright scary. As a child, a time like that can make an impression that
Continue readingThe next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!”
Continue readingDear Church Family, The sense of belonging when we are together on Sundays is a comforting feeling. As your shepherds, we acknowledge the loss that exists from our lack of time together on Sundays. Many are experiencing spiritual separation anxiety, and others have troubled consciences because we are not “assembling
Continue readingHarpeth Hills Family, As we continue to be physically apart from each other, we want to assure you that we are in constant prayer over Harpeth Hills, our community, and our world. Please let us know if there is any way we can assist your family during this time. We
Continue readingDear Church Family, We have certainly been reminded in recent days that God made us to be part of community. When that sense of community is disrupted or changed, we feel it because He made us that way. In a church the size of Harpeth Hills, we may all experience
Continue readingDear Church Family, This morning our hearts are full of many emotions. We are grateful that our church family is safe and to our knowledge has not been affected by the virus that much of the world is experiencing. We are mindful that the current circumstances will continue to impact
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