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West Franklin Family, Tomorrow. February 27th, 2022. The first day of the rest of our life together as a church. Tomorrow promises to be a massive day for West Franklin. Huge. I’ve had this day circled on my calendar for a while. We will officially move into the newly renovated worship space. We will observe the Lord’s Supper. A one-day Discover class will be offered for the many guests who have been attending. We will come back tomorrow night for... Read more

West Franklin Family, Wind. As I type, I hear very intense and straight-line winds right outside my office window. Williamson County Schools sent kids home two hours early. (I really want to insert a rant about the kids already being out Friday and Monday, but I won’t.) Brentwood Baptist Church closed its offices at 3 PM. The class I teach at the Brentwood Campus on Thursday’s got cancelled. A massive front promised to blow through our area with potential for... Read more

West Franklin Family, I remember where I was when it hit me. Like, really hit me. Before Wednesday evening, I would have told you the new rules in college football have changed everything. But after reading an article about the ongoing saga at my beloved alma mater, it hit me. I was sitting on a bleacher while waiting for my daughter’s indoor soccer game to begin. It hit me. College football as I once knew it is dead. It will... Read more

West Franklin Family, There is a biblical image running through my mind on this first Saturday of February. When I think of what will go on at West Franklin this month, my mind explodes with excitement. Here’s the image: Elijah having servants pour gallons and gallons of water on an altar atop Mt. Carmel. To make the point of the supremacy of his God compared to the false god Baal, he asked that the altar be soaked with water. When... Read more

West Franklin Family, There’s something that is weighing heavy on my mind. I cannot get it out of my head. In the course of seven days, I have had two separate conversations with two different ladies who know Jesus but are struggling. Struggling with sin issues, yes. We all struggle here. But their struggle that I am “struggling” with is their reticence to come join a local congregation on a Sunday morning. Both of them, in their own way, communicated... Read more