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I look forward to speaking tonight at North Boulevard Church of Christ. We’ll be surveying the story of the Nashville Churches of Christ in the 19th century…Philip S. Fall…Church Street Christian Church…Tolbert Fanning…David Lipscomb and the mission to the emerging post-Reconstruction-era suburbs.  Ultimately, we’ll talk about how our history can inform our mission.  Join us [...]

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I look forward to speaking tonight at Lafayette Church of Christ.  We’ll be surveying Barton Stone’s early life…David Caldwell’s Log Academy…James M’Gready…and the Cane Ridge revival.  We’ll be singing Holy Manna.

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Name Authority for Nashville Tennessee Stone-Campbell Congregations Click above to download a document listing 286 variants of time-, place- and character-names for the 228 known congregations of the Stone-Campbell movement in Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee from 1820 to May 2010. To my knowledge this is the first such compilation, and therefore, the most complete.  [...]

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Nashville Churches of Christ History group is open to anyone interested in the Stone-Campbell movement in Nashville and Davidson County.  Here is the first post I made a few days ago: I envision this community as a place to share common interest in the rich story of the Stone-Campbell Movement in Nashville. I am conducting [...]

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Genealogists in the Nashville area will want to know about this event: Located in the buckle of America’s Bible belt, Nashville, Tennessee is home to several major repositories of religious records.  Denominational archives, publishing boards, and local congregations offer a wide array of research opportunities.  In addition to documenting de­nominational histories, religious archives also preserve [...]

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Happy First Birthday today to Sara! The Ice house is full of friends and family this weekend. I’ll try to post pictures on Facebook. — Yes, Facebook.  I resisted and even mildly protested, but eventually caved in (Laura is smiling a wry smile right now…) — Ella’s broken arm is healing like a charm.  I [...]

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With its organizing theme as The Power of Narrative, this year’s conference drew to Lipscomb University about 400 conferees to hear over 230 presenters in 70 sessions. Topics ranged from studies in specific biblical texts to theology to poetry to literature to history to ethics to science to ministry to teaching (and beyond). Presenters represented [...]

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I will add to the Spoken Word page my three handouts and PowerPoint presentation.   The handouts are 1) A Basic Chronology of the Stone-Campbell Movement, 2) A Basic Bibliography of the Stone-Campbell Movement, and 3) tips for Researchers of the Stone-Campbell Movement.  Look for them shortly.

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Just a moment to check in and give an update from the Stone-Campbell Journal Conference, now underway in sunny Cincinnati at Cincinnati Christian University. CCU is a city on a hill…literally.  I’ll post a picture tomorrow.  It is also a city on a hill figuratively and spiritually.  though portions of the neighborhood have declined (not [...]

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“Something for the poor, please, in God’s name,”[1] begged the Little Sisters of the Poor as they sought, door-to-door, relief for the sick, the poor and the aged. Canvassing the neighborhoods and business districts, they served Catholics and non-Catholics alike in what was likely the first religious home for the aged poor in Nashville.   [...]

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