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Tim Spencer

LA Times

After almost 5 months in Louisiana, our family is quickly making a home in West Monroe. God has planted us in a wonderful church at First West. In Lead Pastor Michael Wood and throughout the rest of the First West team, we sense God’s hand and favor on this place.

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Life & Culture
Tim Spencer

Family, Friends and Faith

When my young family and I moved back to Collierville in 2000, the ministry tag for Collierville First Baptist Church (CFBC) read “Home for Family, Friends and Faith.” As I reflect on our years here, that statement perfectly describes what both church and community have become for Suzy and me,

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Life & Culture
Tim Spencer

God and Country

In celebration of Independence Day, and a renewed, steadfast faith in God, it feels appropriate to take an extended look at the words of George Washington in his 1796 Farewell Address: Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain

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Life & Culture
Tim Spencer

Like Father, Like Son

There are so many things about my father I want to emulate. He was kind, caring, honest and godly, character traits that inspire me to be a better man and father in my own right. It’s amazing how easily I subconsciously appropriated his character and nature. In both good and

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Life & Culture
Tim Spencer

When Worldviews Collide

One of my favorite movies growing up was the 1951 science fiction classic “When Worlds Collide.”  Scientists discover that a star named Bellus is on a collision course with Earth and that the end of the world is little more than eight months away.  Wealthy humanitarians and a self-serving industrialist pony

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