Baptist preacher Kent Philpott has a heart for sharing the Gospel with his Muslim neighbors. And he is ready to help you share the Good News as well with his second-edition book titled, “If Allah Wills.” Philpott, pastor of evangelical … Continue reading If Allah Wills: Christians and Muslims talking, finding common ground
By JASON REYNOLDS Tennessee Christian News Raise your hand if relationships are effortless for you. You didn’t raise your hand? Me neither. If relationships are a source of frustration at times, there’s a book for that. “Listen, Learn, Love: How to Dramatically Improve Your Relationships In 30 Days or Less” is a new book by Susie Albert Miller, also known as The Better Relationship Coach. Dunham Books is the publisher. The author lays out her advice in an easy-to-read way and offers practical tips to practice relationship-building, such as pause and pay attention during a conversation. “Stop thinking about what … Continue reading Dramatically improve your relationships. Listen, Learn, Love
By JASON REYNOLDS Tennessee Christian News Two pastors — one black and one white — are holding an interracial service in Shelbyville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The friends were planning the event well before racial unrest broke out following a grand jury’s ruling in Ferguson, Missouri. Jason Scales, who is black, is pastor of Believers Faith Fellowship, a church in Christiana that prides itself on having a diverse congregation. His church has an attendance of 350-plus. Jason Daughdrill, who is white, is pastor of the largely white Gateway Church in Shelbyville (Church of God denomination). His church has an … Continue reading Black, white pastors tear down racial barriers in churches
Kelley Boyd is donating a kidney to GPS softball coach Susan Crownover in the upcoming weeks. The two became close since Boyd’s daughter played softball for Crownover and now dates her son, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. For more than 20 years Crownover has privately dealt with a disease called IgA nephropathy, a disorder that can cause the kidneys to leak blood and sometimes protein into the urine. As the disease gradually undermined her health, leaving her with less energy, she began to be tested once a month to determine at what level her kidneys were still functioning. In … Continue reading Coach more thankful than ever: 2 women, families brought together by kidney donation | Times Free Press
JASON REYNOLDS Times-Gazette Nancy Holton can’t seem to leave the Good Samaritan Thrift Store for long, the Times-Gazette reports. She worked at the Shelbyville non-profit organization for 20-some years when it was located at Deery Street. Although she does not volunteer there anymore, she shops there at least once a week, she said, including this past week during a bag sale. Treasures found “I love to find good clothes,” she said, adding that last week she found both wine-color and blue dresses hanging next to one another — she had been needing both colors. “I’m one of their very best … Continue reading Tennessee: Good deals, good times
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