Beloved Community,
Still Standing
October 8th, 2026
I’m still standing. Yes, after a full weekend of road trip singalongs, beach outings, fort explorations, late night laughs, fast food, ice cream, and worship,...
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 ...