Knoxville’s First Presbyterian Church, the city’s first church, was organized in 1792 and is still located on its original site. James White, Knoxville’s founder and a devout Presbyterian, came from North Carolina to the Fork of the River, where the Holston and French Broad Rivers meet to form the Tennessee River. He later moved downriver [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Photo Friday – First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville
Posted in Christianity, Local Interest, Photography, tagged Church, East Tennessee, History, Knoxville, Photography on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: “Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio”
Posted in Books, tagged Book Review, Diamond Rio, Thomas Nelson Publishers on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I received “Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio” as a Thomas Nelson Book Review Blogger. This book is about the country music band Diamond Rio. It tells of the bands rise to country music stardom, downfalls and eventual revival. The book follows all six members of Diamond Rio through their trials and difficulties made [...]
Done any Whittling Lately? The Gift of Being
Posted in Personal Development, tagged Being, Dan Miller, Life Lessons, Personal Development, Whittling on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Done any Whittling Lately? The Gift of Being
by Dan Miller
Webster’s Dictionary defines whittle as to cut away aimlessly at a stick. Okay, but is cutting away aimlessly on a stick a waste of time, or a useful part of a balanced life?
Last Sunday on a leisurely afternoon drive, Joanne and I found ourselves in Lynchburg, [...]
