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May 2026: Who Vocational Ministry Looks Like
May 7th, 2026
Dear Beloved Community, A little more than four years ago, I got an email from a young student in her final semester of college. She was working on a final p...
April 2026: Love Leads to the Light
April 4th, 2026
Maundy Thursday by Malcolm Guite Here is the source of every sacrament, The all-transforming presence of the Lord, Replenishing our every element...
March 2026: Holy Work Continues
March 12th, 2026
“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...
February 2026: Rooted or Uprooted
February 10th, 2026
This week I’ll be heading to Montreat, NC for Oasis 2026, a spiritual retreat for those who work with children, youth, college, and young adults. We’ll gath...
January 2026: Caretakers of the Spiritual Environment
February 10th, 2026
Dear Beloved Community, This Sunday in worship, we install 24 active Deacons who have committed to serve God and our church in 2026. Four of these eight Deac...
2025 Year in Review
December 25th, 2025
Dear First on Fifth family, It has become my custom to share what amounts to a "Year in Review" letter with you in late December. I suppose I come by this in...