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April 2024: All Things New
April 8th, 2024
Several days have since passed, but the deep and abiding love I experienced alongside you this Holy Week and Easter will not soon abate. What a week! ...
March 2024: The Place Our Beloved Community is Housed
March 4th, 2024
As I was preparing my sermon on Mark 8 this past Sunday, considering Jesus’ call of discipleship – the call to take up our cross, to count the costs of fait...
First on Fifth Seeks Associate Pastor for Youth, Missions, and Adults
February 16th, 2024
The Personnel Committee of First Baptist Church on Fifth is delighted to begin a search for our new Associate Pastor for Youth, Missions, and Adults to coordina...
February 2024: The Realm of Possibility
February 13th, 2024
In these weekly letters, I often enjoy the opportunity to write reflectively for you about a happening in the life of the church, or the chance to tell a meanin...
First on Fifth Welcomes Communications Team
February 9th, 2024
The Personnel Committee of First Baptist on Fifth is overjoyed to announce our new communications team of Olena Withrow and Ryan Jones! ...
January 2024: Tender Care
January 7th, 2024
December's whirlwind of presents and parties and performances and places to go are always peppered with complexity. You know them well, I'm sure. "Oh what fun t...