Imagine being exiled away from your homeland—from all you know, all that feels familiar, all that makes you comfortable.
Connections 01.02.2022: Exiles
December 26, 2021 by
The prophet Jeremiah preached in the last quarter of the seventh century and the first quarter of the sixth century. About a hundred years before Jeremiah, the Assyrians had destroyed the northern kingdom of Israel.
Formations 08.28.2016: Clinging to the Past or Embracing the Future?
August 21, 2016 by
In 1950, there were 67,000 coal miners working in eastern Kentucky. By 2014, however, that number had declined to only 7,000. The industry is clearly in a state of steep decline, and this has huge repercussions for those who have made their living in the mines.
Uniform 09.14.2014: A New Covenant
September 7, 2014 by
In the 1960s when it was just beginning, my favorite television show faced a crisis: the actor playing its title character felt the effects of age and illness. The show’s creators had a problem: if they let the actor go, they’d have to kill off his character. And without him, how could the show continue?
Uniform 09.07.2014: Rebuilding
August 31, 2014 by
When my great-great grandparents settled in Middle Tennessee, they found a farm in the small community of Mona and built a house for their family. Robert and Ella Barrett spent many happy years in that farmhouse with their fourteen children.