Scarritt Bennett Center Blog

Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine

Posted 12.16.19 - There are few hymns written about Joseph or about the relationship between Mary and Joseph. In the first stanza of this hymn Mary asks Joseph for help in raising “the child divine.” In the second stanza, Joseph responds and indicates his love...

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Fulfilled Is the Promise

Posted 12.9.19 - Fulfilled is the promise, a Savior is born; with loud acclamation we hallow the morn!“To God in the highest all glory,” we sing and welcome the advent of Jesus our King!...

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Advent

Posted 11.18.19 - Advent is a time of waiting, watching, anticipating, and preparing for the coming of Jesus. It is a time to rethink one’s priorities; a time to seek God’s forgiveness and the forgiveness of friends and family for hurtful words and actions; a...

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Sing Justice, Sing Mercy, Sing Peace

Posted 11.4.19 - The Hebrew prophets had a lot to say about justice. Amos admonished the people to “let justice roll down like waters, and righteous like an ever-flowing stream.” Micah talked of the Lord requiring us to do justice. ...

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The Story as Told by Those Inspired by God

Posted 10.28.19 - Brian Wren, an ordained British Congregational minister, teacher and hymn writer wrote the hymn “Deep in the Shadows of the Past.” He wrote it “to tell the story of the Bible in a manner acceptable to different understandings of its authority and...

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Multiculturalism

Posted 10.23.19 - We live in a multicultural society. It has always been so, but only in recent years have we said so. In the past, the recognized cultures in the United States were primarily European in origin – Irish, German Scandinavian, Italian, etc. Also...

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Spiritual Enrichment Activities

Posted 10.7.19 - Fall has finally come to middle Tennessee and it is time to renew your spiritual life as you prepare for the winter months. There are several activities and events that can help you on your journey....

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Fanny Crosby, Gospel Hymn Writer

Posted 9.27.19 - The gospel song had its roots in the camp meeting songs of the 18th and 19th centuries, the songs of the Sunday School movement, the Negro spirituals, the songs of the YMCA, and the songs of the various social movements of the...

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Interfaith Prayers for Environmental Peace

Posted 9.16.19 - Native American - Chief Seattle: Teach your children what we have taught our children – that the earth is our mother.Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth.If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves.This we...

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