Thank you to all our volunteers who came out Thursday, March 5 to serve lunch. Everyone was greeted with a warm meal and prayer. Volunteers were able to minister to several families in need. All extra meals were packaged up and delivered to subsidized housing units at...
Constant Change Greek Philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus (c. 500 BC) said “The only thing constant is change.” The truth of this statement appears to be evident in many ways at Nashville First Baptist Church. Let me walk through a few of the changes that have recently...
The congregation of the First Baptist Church of Nashville had just gathered for worship on Sunday morning, February 11, 1862, when the news came that, after a bloody four-day battle, Confederate Fort Donelson had fallen to the Union Army. Situated on the Cumberland...
Dr. Fred Heifner was recently awarded the Virginia and Guy Thackston Liberal Arts Professorship at Cumberland University. This is the first professorship to be awarded in the 178-year history of the school, and came from the Thackston Family Foundation. He has taught...
Note: This article originally appeared on ethicsdaily.com on August 6, 2018. Rerun with permission. by Frank Lewis, senior pastor Four pastors—two black and two white—walked into a bar. Well, not exactly, but close. We had breakfast together, along with five or six...
What if every Sunday morning you could quickly find the Scripture reference that the sermon was based on? Chances are you were in Bible Drill at some point in your life. Helping intentionally develop Bible skills in the lives of children is what Bible Drill is all...
