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Holy Gatherings
July 11th, 2024
Hello First on Fifth Friends! I recently came across two headlines that gave me pause: “Is this the end of the dining room as we know it?” and “The Death...
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A Big Week For Belonging
July 1st, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, Belonging had a big week around First on Fifth. We belonged with a bunch of Baptists over in Greensboro, as our Cooperative Baptist Fell...
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Summer Reading List
June 1st, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, Every so often, I use this space in the newsletter to share with you some recent, non-churchy books I’ve read and loved, or podcasts ...
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So Much Good Happening Here!
May 23rd, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, If you have felt like this month has been full to the brim with wonderful staff news, I have even more wonderful staff news to share –...
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Collecting Our Tears
March 28th, 2024
In author Sarah Bessey’s new book, Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith, she speaks of the wilderness of lament. Far too often, she...