Lena Withrow

Beloved Community,

Thanks

November 14th, 2024

“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 ...

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Saints

November 1st, 2024

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…”   So begins Chapter 12 of the letter to the Hebrews, after the writer has...

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Community Showing Up

October 24th, 2024

Last week I sat down with a couple friends from church to record a couple podcast episodes for First Baptist on Fifth’s new Life Together podcast. I...

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Beloved Community,

Seasons of Newness

October 16th, 2024

Can you feel it- the crispness of the morning air!? At long last, we are sliding into the fall season! It seems to have taken us a while to get here, but itR...

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Rushing to be with you

October 10th, 2024

Confession:  I definitely exceed the speed limit at times.  This became a smidge problematic as my minivan was the lead car in a line of big trucks he...

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Beloved Community,

Look for the Helpers

October 3rd, 2024

A good mother once said“look for the helpers” so I survey the skeletal remains of the flood and see so many caringgiving, sharing what they can. We are the...

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