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Feb 2021
Worshipping in the New Chapel

This Sunday is Valentine’s Day and we will hold both worship services in the new chapel – 9:15 & 10:30. Building this beautiful space has certainly been an act of love and sacrifice on the part of many.  We will continue our safety protocols and spread the chairs out in pairs as much as possible.  We plan to have both services in the chapel for the remaining Sundays in February (14th, 21st, 28th).  We then plan to have a chapel service and a sanctuary service. Clearly, this is a soft opening for......

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Woodmont chapel complete!

On August 18th of 2019, many of us stood outside on a blazing hot summer day to break ground on our new chapel and children’s area. Woodmont had just celebrated its 76th birthday a...


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Christianity in a Post-Corona World

This Sunday, January 24, our two in-person sanctuary services (9:15 and 10:30) will return with our safety protocols in place (masks, temperature checks, social distancing). We will also continue our online service and live...


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Why Morality Must be Bigger than Partisanship

I teach a class at Vanderbilt on faith, politics, and rapid polarization in American culture and how the digital age has now ushered in unprecedented anger, incivility, and a crisis of truth. The research...


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Woodmont in a New Year!

Happy New Year! As we enter 2021, Tennessee remains in a very difficult place related to surging cases of Covid-19. In conversation with our Board and out of respect for the wishes of our...


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Spiritual Reflections on a Painful Year

Somebody once said, “What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.”  But this year, we have lost many lives.  Over 330,000 people in our country started 2020 with absolutely no idea that a novel...


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A Different Kind of Christmas

Christmas is only eight days away but will certainly be different this year. The pandemic is altering the way we usually experience the holidays with our friends and families. In a normal year at...


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Christmas: A Weary World Rejoices

Advent is here, but we all know it will be different this year. We are now offering TWO Sunday morning worship services in the sanctuary – 9:15 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. This will allow...


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Leading in a Pandemic

We are about to begin the Advent Season. This is one of the best times of the church year. Our leadership retreat with Susan Beaumont was excellent. She spent time with the Board, Elders, Deacons, and...


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Our Culture's Struggle for Truth

The election is over. It appears that Joe Biden has received enough votes to become the 46th President of the United States. Lawsuits are pending in multiple states. Recounts are happening in certain places....


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