Many people study theology and ethics to discern how to do the right thing. However, maybe we need to reverse the order. Maybe the way to live life is to…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said there was only one person he would never want to follow in the pulpit and that was the Reverend Dr. Prathia Hall, the uncommonly…

On the Sunday following both All Souls and All Saints Days we will reflect on the legacy of those who are no longer living and the impact they continue to…

William Ellery Channing told his congregation, “May your life preach more loudly than your lips.” Religion is caught not taught. We influence others more through our deeds than by our…

Is there a place in the world for nice guys anymore? Or nice gals or nice non-binary people? Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has written a book called Faithful Presence…

We will have an animal blessing outdoors this Sunday October 10 at 2:00 near the labyrinth. You are invited to bring your companion animal for a blessing and stay to…

If you climb to the top of House Mountain and sit on a rock outcrop overlooking the Tennessee Valley with the Cumberland Mountains in the distance you might have a…

The Bible plays a big role in the religion of Western Civilization. There are 66 books in the Bible, 73 if you count the Apocrypha. Jesus did not write any…

Yitzhak Rabin and Yassir Arafat were bitter enemies who set aside their differences in an effort to work for peace. Sometimes there is a whole lot of work that must…

We are going to experiment with an outdoor water communion. Bring your own folding chair and water from some place you spent time over the summer that has been special…