by scottaleridge | Jan 6, 2015 | Church
In December of 2011, the Southern Baptist Convention engaged in a major nation-wide study of how favorably or unfavorably Americans view different faith groups including Catholics, Protestants, Mormons and Muslims. The study revealed that The United Methodist Church...
by scottaleridge | Jul 3, 2013 | Miscellaneous
New Dog Well, the Aleridge family has taken the plunge and we have gotten a Shih Tzu puppy. The children named her Chloe Marie. Her breed name “Shih Tzu” means “Lion Dog” (in Chinese) because this kind of dog was bred to resemble “the lion as depicted in...
by scottaleridge | Jul 2, 2013 | Miscellaneous
This 48th Session of the TN Annual Conference marked my 14th conference. I started attending the TN Annual Conference when I was licensed to preach in 1999. Over the years I have always enjoyed visiting with fellow clergy, but the business portion of the conference...
by scottaleridge | Jun 17, 2013 | Church
These are the words of Ron Edmondson. I was talking to a young pastor recently. He’s been called to a church in steep decline and asked to salvage and, hopefully, even grow the church again. It’s hard work changing a church. (I know this firsthand.) He knew...
by scottaleridge | Jan 18, 2013 | Church
This Sunday we continue our “Journey through the Scriptures” as we look at the Gospel of Mark. In this Gospel, Jesus proclaims the Kingdom and demands repentance. The pace is rapid and the word “immediately” appears twenty-seven times. The opening verse...
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