What It Means to be Home
Hello friends! I write this from my couch at home, wrapped up in a blanket, enjoying the bright snowy view out the window. I hope you are all keeping warm and...
Holy Work Continues
“Human community is unsustainable when it’s all about me and not about we.” These were words shared by Reverend Michael Curry on April 3, 2023 at the 50th...
Renewed Sense of Wonder
Hello all! Mary here, enjoying these beautiful fall days we’ve been having. Fall is my favorite season for so many reasons and I can’t help but to think of ...
Room for Everyone at the Table
This Sunday, October 5, our congregation will gather for one of my favorite days in the life of the church – World Communion Sunday. Born out of a desire ...
Finding Belonging
“Do you have siblings?” “Have you been to the beach in the past year?” “Are you a preacher’s kid?” “Have you ever lived overseas?” “Do you e...
Potlucks
A Thanksgiving potluck? Yes, please! We are, after all, a baptist church with a chance to make some delicious dishes and lean into warm conversation...
Thanks
“If the only prayer you say in your entire life is ‘thank you,’ it will be enough.” -Meister Eckhart The other night my family attended a Screen Unseen ...
Holy Gatherings
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...
Now and Not Yet
All of us who enjoyed time together this week in Mary Foskett’s “More than a Season: Advent and the Christian Life” class were given ample gifts. Not the ...