“Hello. I am here to tell you about Camp Bethany Hills, a program run by the Christian Church in Tennessee. It has many great aspects, such as a pool, snacks, and kids your own age. One great thing about camp is the kids. I recommend a guy named Ariano if he’s there. Another detail is that you get three meals […]
September 1st, 2017 | by Mitra Malek | in EDGE | Read Time: 6 mins. Courtesy of Times Free Press Photo of Dr. Jim Davis by Doug Strickland /Times Free Press.America’s complex and technologically driven medical system is as sophisticated, complex and expensive as any in the world. But within that vast system are those who […]
C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison, authors of the award-winning, highly-reviewed book, “Slow Church,” will appear at First Christian Church, 650 McCallie Avenue, on Sunday, July 10 at 7:00 p.m. The event is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with hearing loss. A small reception will follow the conversation. “’Slow church’ is, […]
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Late December is truly one of those “in-between times” here on McCallie Avenue. The rush and trudge of final exams at the University are complete. Students are back home with their families. The marathon of activity—from Christmas pageant to Love Feast to Cantata—has finished up here at the church. There’s still plenty to do—I’m sure […]
“When God is a Child.” “When God is a Child,” is a lovely hymn, written for Advent, that we’ll be singing this year at our early Christmas Eve Service. It’s a sweet-sounding song meant to take us through each week. We’ll revisit our journey through Advent, which will end—or perhaps, more acurately, begin—with the crescendo […]
“A Deeper Hope” As Christmas approaches, as we journey through Advent, we are pursuing the hope that comes into the world through the presence of the Christ. As a people who claim to be the Body of Christ, and as a church that proclaims in its very name that we are Disciples of Christ, we […]
It’s Monday evening, and I’m still thinking about last night’s Moravian Love Feast. It was an incredible experience, and as your Senior Pastor and a first time participant, I felt so honored to be able to participate, even if in a small way. As I told many of you, though I was struck by how […]
My first Advent-themed thought of the season? The best teachers of peace are not those who have known only peace, but who cling to the hope that peace will prevail. As I heard about the most recent mass shooting to affect our country, saw the ubiquitous media images of crime scenes, and wondered as to […]