Month: December 2008
Merry Day After Christmas
Advent and Christmas this year has been perhaps the most intense that I’ve experienced in the past 12 years of ministry, so there’s been no time for writing. So, in the few minutes I have this morning before heading back to work I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas season, and I pray […]
In lieu of writing a formal review of the 2008 Acoustic Christmas show, here are a few superlatives that reflect my opinion of the evening. Most Talented As I stated earlier, I was surprised at the level of talent overall, expecting a few clunkers along the way. There was one who didn’t make the grade […]
The Best Dad Ever
As the folks that follow me on Twitter know, I spent the evening last night in the midst of over a thousand squeeling teenage divas at the annual 107.5 The River Acoustic Christmas concert. Every year, starting in late October or early November, the station of choice for girls age 8 and older (and the […]
People Aren’t Even Buying Bibles
Nashville-based publisher Thomas Nelson said Tuesday it laid off 55 employees. Employees were told about the layoffs this morning, said Lindsey Nobles, company spokeswoman. Nobles declined further comment. She declined to discuss specifics on which departments were affected by the layoffs, but said the layoffs occurred throughout the company. Thomas Nelson lays off 55 employees […]
Davidson County has seen a nearly 9.3 percent increase in the number of households on food stamps, while counties such as Rutherford, Cheatham and Wilson have seen more than 15 percent increases. That’s mainly because they’re fast-growing communities with rapidly increasing unemployment rates, Johnson said. Sumner and Williamson counties also saw a nearly 10 percent […]
I’m sitting at Panera in Green Hills this morning with a million different thoughts going through my mind. There are many plates spinning – our Advent happenings at the church, a number of community possibilities, and the gearing up of opposition to the English First referendum here in Nashville. Combine that with our economic recession […]