In the Meantime
In The Meantime
Happy Fourth of July! Happy Independence Day! My entire adult life these two greetings have been inseparable. I cannot think of one without thinking of the other. Many memories flood my mind of the 4THs of the past. As a child I marveled at the fireworks on display at different Read more…
Bret's Notes
Bret’s Notes
Who doesn’t love a birthday?! I love mine. I don’t mind the celebration to go on for days even. If my birthday is in the middle of the week, I’ll let someone take me out the weekend before, celebrate with my family on the very day, and then let someone Read more…
Daybreak
Daybreak
Verse: Acts 20:35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ Devotional Thoughts: The youth group had a Read more…
In the Meantime
In The Meantime
How can I say thanks for the things He has done for me?! So began our congregational singing Sunday! What a powerful worship time with emphasis on the Christian virtue of moderation, setting apart our young people for ministry in Birmingham, voting in Bro. Zac Hannaford as Pastor to Students, Read more…
Bret's Notes
Bret’s Notes
I attended an Arts and Arts Education conference presented by the TN Arts Commission last week. It was great. Lots of good information, inspirational speakers, and even some fun stuff – intro to jazz dancing and theatre improv. At lunch on Thursday, with a couple more classes to go, some Read more…
In the Meantime
In The Meantime
A wonderful Father’s Day! At church and at home… a wonderful worship time with the good church at Bells. A terrific lunch at home along with phone calls from the children and grandchildren. Couldn’t have been much better unless they had all been here. Many of us consider ourselves blessed. Read more…
Bret's Notes
Bret’s Notes
My natural inclination was to assume that there are just about as many men as there are women in the world. A quick internet search actually confirmed it. Give or take a percentage point, the men to women ratio is just about even. God started out with Adam and Eve. Read more…