Beloved Community,
When the Church Becomes a Mission Hub
August 13th, 2026
One Saturday every August the church house at First on Fifth transforms into a missions hub for Serve Together. Sunday School rooms become work sites where scho...
Beloved Community,
How to Read the Bible, Let’s Go!
July 2nd, 2026
I grew up in a world where what the Bible said meant everything. Our approach to reading the Bible was mostly literal. I say “mostly” because we w...
Beloved Community,
Youth Retreat
October 23rd, 2025
“…if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 (NIV) The other day a friend asked me if I had heard about a recent...
Beloved Community,
Curiosity as the Starting Point
September 25th, 2025
This past Tuesday I was the guest speaker at the Baptist Student Union (BSU) on the Wake Forest University campus. I led this diverse group of undergraduate and...
Beloved Community,
On MLK Jr. Day…
January 16th, 2025
Dear Beloved Community, One spiritual practice that I revisit through the years is reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail ...
Beloved Community,
Serve Together
August 22nd, 2024
Kelly Auditorium, the room beneath our sanctuary, has served many purposes this summer. It has hosted deacon meetings and a quarterly church conference. It has ...