Two hundred and fifty years ago, our nation’s founders took an extraordinary step, declaring that liberty and self-government were the birthright of a free people.
One of the most remarkable stories in human history emerged from that moment.
For generations, we have carried forward the enduring belief that every person possesses inherent dignity and that freedom is the ingredient needed to unlock human potential. Across our nation, countless men and women have risen from humble beginnings to lives of extraordinary achievement. Our citizens, from every walk of life, have inspired innovation, enterprise, discovery, service, and sacrifice on a scale few could have imagined.
As we celebrate our 250th anniversary, we honor those who built, defended, and strengthened this nation across the generations. The principles that animated our founding remain as vital today as they were in 1776.
May we reflect on the remarkable inheritance we share as Americans, and look with hope toward the future.
Happy 250th to the greatest and most innovative nation in human history. God bless the United States of America! I hope the next 250 are even more innovative and inspiring!
Nehemiah 8:7-8 ESV is expository preaching in action:
“They read from the book… clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.”
Read it. Explain it. Help them get it.
This is the only preaching I want to sit under and have been for a about 25 years
The Woodson Center Mourns the Passing of Founder and President Robert L. Woodson, Sr. - A visionary leader whose life's work transformed communities from the inside out.
Read the full statement here: https://t.co/qkCExpOiJh
Uncomfortable truth: fatherlessness (not systemic racism) is a primary driver of black male incarceration. 70% of incarcerated black youth come from fatherless homes. 57% of adult inmates grew up in broken homes. Boys from single-mother homes are 2x more likely to be jailed.
Just read 2 Kings 1:3 —“Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub?” 🔥 Ouch.
Where are you functionally living as if God isn’t in your situation?
There is a God who is powerful & present!
“I felt that the Reconstruction policy, so far as it related to my race, was in large measure on a false foundation, was artificial and forced. In many cases it seemed to me that the ignorance of my race was being used as a tool with which to help white men into office..."
Living for Christ always comes at a cost. Let's not be surprised when the world acts like the world. This brother will do greater things.
"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil."
We’re continuing our book study through Chapter 4 of Just Do Something, where Kevin DeYoung challenges the pressure we often feel to “find” God’s will—and instead points us toward trusting God, pursuing wisdom, and walking in obedience with confidence.
Week 2 of “With All You Are.” What does it mean to love God with all your soul?
Join us tonight for Mid-Week worship as we dive into Psalm 42 and learn how to hope in God — even when life feels overwhelming.
6:00 PM. Bring a friend.
"...here is an alarming statistic: roughly 400 Tennessee Baptist churches will gather this coming Sunday without a pastor. ... what we may need most are healthier established churches with faithful, committed pastors." Read more from Jon Pope here: https://t.co/FLDxkpqSn2