Reba Baskett’s Blog

Laundry and Falling Whistles

Tonight a great event came to Nashville. A screening of the short films 'The Laundry' and 'Sugar' along with music by some pretty awesome musicians from Sam and Ruby, Katie Herzig, Andy Davis, and Rob Blackledge.

Learning to love your city

On a recent trip to McKays book store I found a book that caught my eye. It was called ‘Mercy Street: Seeing grace on the streets of New York‘ I flipped through it and opened up to a chapter about animals that live on the street with their owners. I read through how people with animals [...]

Doug Pagitt Video

Church Basement Roadshow – A Nashville Review

With a whole lot of “puussshhh” the Church Basement Roadshow came rolled into Nashville last night. This was by far the best book tour I have ever seen. It was just genius. Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, and Mark Scandrette are on tour together promoting each of their new books. I got to the church early to [...]

Church Basement Road Show

Tonight the Church Basement Road Show rolled through Nashville. It was a great night full of hope and laughter. I will post more about the show tomorrow. I also will have some pictures from the event. Two more days will She & Him!

What do you stand for?

Recently I have been thinking about what I stand for. What motivates me to be outside myself? Most of the answers I found are shallow answers that scare me. I am trying to find that thing that really motivates me to stand. The church I go to has some pretty awesome and radical outreaches going on [...]

Favorite Desktop Wallpaper

Lately my mac has been sporting a few new wallpapers. Brad Ruggles has some killer wallpapers over on his blog. Here is my favorite one. (click on the image to be swept away to Brad’s Blog for the download)

Cades Cove Pictures

I spent today up in the mountains. I have loved Cades Cove since the first time I went there many years ago. I was a wonderful day. My friends and I saw bears (many bears), wild turkeys, snakes (yuk), deer, and other various animals. My favorite was spending time in the old churches. The churches had [...]

Simplicity and Faith

This week has been one of those weeks where you think. Think too much. I have been thinking about what it means to live simply in a world of chaos. Simply. Simple needs, simple wants, simple pleasure, simple faith Simplicity is different for every person. I am realizing that simplicity, for me, is not giving away [...]

Too Alone

My thought for tonight as I head to sleep. This is my prayer. I’m too alone in the world, yet not alone enough to make each hour holy I’m too small in the world, yet not small enough to be simply in your presence, like a thing— just as it is. I want to know my own will and to move with [...]

My Prayer Tonight

Come, come in Invade all You see of us Any man, who’d walk Your road is welcomed here And You’re the only one Jesus, come and walk the halls of this house Tread this place and turn it inside out With Your mercy… Jesus, teach us the prayers that open these doors Until Your light floods in and illuminates these floors And let Your [...]