In this episode, Jay Strother and Brian Ball continue their series through Ecclesiastes, Chasing the Wind, by turning to chapter 4:9–12. Solomon has spent much of the book labeling the world’s pursuits as hevel: futile, fleeting, like chasing wind. But he never calls relationship futile, and Jay and Brian explore
In this episode of Purposeful Family, Linc and Elizabeth get honest about a barrier most parents feel but rarely say out loud: inadequacy. It’s easy to spend more energy on where we fall short than on what God is actually calling us toward, and that fear can quietly convince us
Brentwood Baptist is sending two more of our own into the world. Drew Benward is headed to The Point Church in Vancouver, Canada, and Elizabeth Harris is headed to Cape Town, South Africa, to serve with Living Hope. Both have spent years walking toward this moment: Drew since a high
In the first episode of the Sermon Notes Podcast’s new series through Ecclesiastes, Chasing After the Wind, Jay Strother and Brian Ball sit down to talk through Ecclesiastes 1 and the question that drives the entire book: if the wisest, wealthiest, most powerful man in history couldn’t find satisfaction in
Every June, news outlets run a fresh round of headlines about the Southern Baptist Convention, and every June, church members are left wondering how much of it applies to them. In this special edition of Sermon Notes, our senior pastor Jay Strother and executive pastor Brian Coates break down what
Start a conversation with any parent, caregiver, or professional serving vulnerable families in Middle Tennessee, and you’ll likely hear the same phrase: “It takes a village.” Meeting needs at this scale isn’t the mission of one person; it’s the mission of an entire community. The Family Care Shop at The
Alex spent three years building his home from nothing. Seven days after the work was finished, Hurricane Lane hit. An 18-foot wall of water came down the river and grounded everything on his farm, eventually rising 38 vertical feet. In a matter of hours, everything he owned was gone, and
In Nairobi, our Hope For the World partner Every Girl Counts is doing something remarkable — reaching girls with the gospel of Jesus through education. Many of the girls in the program come from families who can’t afford to send them to school. Every Girl Counts steps into that gap,