Tommy Bailey

Follower of Christ and a husband to @EmilyBailey, Pastor at @TVCnashville and founder of @CollisionMedia

[Tommy Bailey @tommybailey]

Discernment isn't telling the difference between right and wrong; it's telling the difference between right and almost right.

Charles Spurgeon

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

Goodness. What a prophetic quote from 44 years ago.

[Andrew T. Walker @AndrewTWalker]

I was talking with some friends last night about the discipline of writing.

I've observed that I've talked to scores of people in my career who've asked how to write, tips to improve, and how to get published. Admittedly, some individuals have more natural fluidity with words than others. And it is difficult to turn someone with poor writing skills into a great writer. But a writer with moderate skills can become great when disciplined by technique and time. And guess what? Every writer has areas to improve upon. Growing in one's writing skills often means becoming more self-aware of one's bad habits (for me, that is wordiness, identical structuring, and passive verbs). Concise wording, active tense, and strong propositional prose are gifts that few naturally possess.

The solution is simple: Write. It's not glamorous. It's labor-intensive, sometimes grueling, and often times simply incredible because writing is an act of iteration and self-discovery. I often don't fully know what I think about something until I write it down. So writing is a reflective process that, at times, produces a product I could not have conceived beforehand.

Writing is, in effect, a muscle that one develops through repetition. In my experience, most people like the idea of considering themselves writers more than they are willing to commit to writing.

If that describes you, my suggestion is simple: Sit at a computer and hammer out 200-300 words a day. Observe the writers whose style you enjoy and what it is about their writing style that you find admirable. Words will come easier in time. Style will improve. Moreover, if you have a writing project, taking small bites of a writing project is far more psychologically manageable than thinking of a project as a whole.

And lastly, the best advice I ever received was perhaps the simplest: Read everything you write out loud. The ear will catch what the eye will miss. If it sounds bad, it's probably because the writing is bad!

[Oliver Burdick @oliverburdick]

"We need Jesus, whether on earth or circling the moon."

- Victor Glover, Pilot of Artemis II

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

LOUD NOISES

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

IT’S OPENING DAY

#OpeningDay #OpeningDay #OpeningDay

[Tony Reinke @TonyReinke]

Chad Van Dixhoorn: “If you want a ministry that will be forgotten in the future become an expert on all the controversies of the present and preach them each week.”

#coramdeopascon

[FoxNashville @FOXNashville]

A new Tennessee bill would end the state’s twice-a-year clock changes by requiring residents to remain on standard time year-round.

https://t.co/vI178rx9nq

[Brian Moats @brianpmoats]

As a father, I’ve become more convinced that what fills our homes musically is not incidental, it is formative.

Audio Deacon is my attempt to build something intentional in a world of musical noise.

We’re aiming for 1,000 founding subscribers in the next 60 days.

If you believe music should aim at the good, the true, and the beautiful, I’d be honored if you’d join us.

Three months free at the link in the comments.

Let’s build something that lasts.

https://t.co/YyeTJL4TIT

[MLB @MLB]

Baseball 🔜

[Booker @RealBookerScott]

300,000 in Tennessee without power.
This is Nashville.

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

Welcome to Cooperstown, @andruwjones25!

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

New resolutions and habits are good. Just don’t forget this.

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

On behalf of #BravesCountry, thank you Snit 💙

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

We are grieved to hear of the death of our friend and gospel partner Voddie Baucham, Jr. (1969-2025), a former TGC Council member and contributor. We are grateful for his faithful life and gospel-proclaiming ministry. His labor was not in vain (1 Cor. 15:58).

[Josh Barzon @JoshuaBarzon]

The Bible is miraculous: written over the span of 1,500 years by more than 40 authors, across 3 continents & in 3 languages. Yet it tells 1 coherent story of God’s redemption in Christ. No other book compares.
Photo credit @joshbyers

[Tommy Bailey @tommybailey]

Outside of the will of God, there is nothing I want. And in the will of God there is nothing I fear.
A.W. Tozer