Andy 
My route to work each day carries me past the house of a couple of our older members who each morning have the habit of eating breakfast at a local restaurant with friends. This morning as I drove past their house I couldn’t help but notice that one of our other retired members was there … Read more…
Yesterday afternoon, at Phillips Street, all of our young people from ages 6-12 participated in a Bible Bowl that we did here at our building. Our teenagers had participated in the Bible Bowl in Cookeville a couple of weeks ago over the book of Revelation and did a tremendous job. Yesterday, though, I was blown … Read more…
Last Saturday night came far sooner than I ever would have imagined – it was my first class reunion. It’s amazing how that when you are in school you never think you will finish, but after you finish time moves so quickly. Of the 140 or so that graduated only 35-40 returned for the reunion, … Read more…
A few years ago I was working in my office in Pleasant View, TN and the phone rang. When I answered the voice on the other end immediately was very unhappy with me and let me have it. He said he had driven by our building and noticed our sign the other day and did … Read more…
Preachers are extremely good at beating down on the brethren sometimes. It seems that many feel it is their sole job to mount the pulpit each week and hammer down on everything the members are doing wrong or not doing at all. Granted, this is needed at times as per Paul’s charge to reprove and … Read more…
This week our nation has launched right out of a peaceful and fun-loving holiday into remembering the worst tragedy that has ever occurred on our soil. Next Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. As a college freshman I remember vividly the events of that day … Read more…
Last night was our regular 5th Wednesday singing at Phillips Street; and as voices blended in glory to God, I was reminded of a basic Bible fact that gives me great comfort: God doesn’t care how well I can sing! No, really He doesn’t. I know that might sound strange in a religious culture that … Read more…
For all of my devoted readers, both of you, let me first issue my apologies for not posting in a few months. I could list any number of excuses, but honestly you don’t want to read them any more than I want to type them. I’ll just say I’m sorry and let it go at … Read more…
The last few days I have been reading through our Vacation Bible School material and getting prepared for the next several weeks of planning. I’m looking forward to this year’s VBS for a number a reasons. One is because it will be our first at Phillips St. A second is because it will be Kenadie’s … Read more…
The 32nd annual Phillips Street Lectures is now in the books and what a profitable weekend it was. Our examination was of the title above, “The Engrafted Word,” and fifteen speakers discussed fifteen different topics addressing that theme. One of the things that we hoped to stress by examining this much-needed theme was our complete … Read more…