Dear Harpeth Hills, I was on a conference call with ministers last week and was struck by one comment from a younger friend. “Some days I feel like I am in molasses. I just can’t get going.” And I thought I was the only one. Once you shake off the
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, Vicki’s 62-year-old sister, Diane, died last week. She was a one of a kind, larger-than-life personality who leaves a gaping hole in our lives and in the life of her community in Covington, Tennessee. Vicki wrote of her sister, “We grew up at the Baptist Children’s Home
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, I kind of hit the wall on Monday. I was blue knowing we were canceling all church activities for May, tired of being cooped up, sick of TV, disinterested in reading, missing the grandchildren, and thinking normal or semi-normal would never return. From observing the body language
Continue readingLetter to the Church April 22, 2020 Dear Harpeth Hills, The term “snowflake generation” was designated word of the year in 2016. The Collins English dictionary defines the term as “the young adults of the 2010s, viewed as being less resilient and more prone to taking offense than previous generations.”
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills: Mister Rogers once said, “My mother used to say, a long time ago, whenever there would be any real catastrophe. . .she would say, ‘Always look for the helpers. There will always be helpers–just on the sidelines.’ That’s why I think if news programs could make a
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, A preacher friend of mine passed away yesterday. He was in his early 90’s. John Simpson was a good man. Great sense of humor, kind, loyal, and always encouraging to me. When time comes for the funeral service, no more than 10 will gather. There will be
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, I have cried at church the last two Sundays. Sitting in my den with my wife and son on Sunday, even knowing what was coming ahead of time, I still teared up two weeks in a row. One week it was the singing, the next week the
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, We invite the Church to observe a day of prayer and fasting tomorrow, April 11. On this Saturday, the day between Good Friday and Easter, we bow our heads before the one who can raise the dead. Observe this fast in anyway you like. Then on Easter
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, A preacher friend told me this week about walking late at night, praying, and then ultimately weeping in the middle of the street, as he was overcome with God’s goodness. Five minutes later he was screaming at his beloved old dog who was attempting to escape from
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, Several years ago I was running in a marathon in Huntsville and got into trouble around mile 20. I had hit the wall, and it looked like I was walking or limping the last 6 miles. Then a friend, Mark McInteer, happened to come up beside me.
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, Tender. That is one word to describe us right now. We are tender to the touch. • A mom worries about her 25 year-old daughter who is an ER nurse. • A daughter checks on her parents in the nursing home twice a day, by phone only.
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, It struck me yesterday that while we are all in a time of discombobulation, we are not all having the same experience. Some of us are busy beyond belief, others are bored out of their minds. Most of us are healthy, but others are not. Many are
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