Visit Your Local Library

Visit Your Local Library

There is a lot of information there. You’ll learn about people who lived before you. You’ll understand what happened, why it happened and how it affects you now. You’ll see human nature clearer and gain valuable life-changing lessons.   All that and much, much...
Thomas Campbell’s Desk

Thomas Campbell’s Desk

Solomon told it right when he said, “of making many books there is no end” (Ecclesiastes 12:12). The number of books extant today would dwarf any library Solomon ever saw or imagined. As a preacher, my religious library has grown with time, including hundreds of...
TBC Hires New Librarian

TBC Hires New Librarian

First, it was her high school library.   “That’s what got me hooked,” she said, thinking back to her Upperman High School days in the early 1960s. “Just seeing the books and classifications and working with the card catalog.” Next, it was the library at Tennessee...
A Preacher’s Library

A Preacher’s Library

Recently, a young minister asked for recommendations on “must have” books. My reply was more explanation of my philosophy of books than a list of particular titles to get. After sending it, I thought it might be good to work into a post. Libraries have seen a seismic...