It’s Thanksgiving morning and the sun is beginning to shine outside as the smell of turkey in the oven fills the house. This year Monieca and I are celebrating the holiday with our son and his wife, as well as her parents, brother and sister-in-law. It’s a great opportunity to deepen our relationships with Sara’s… Read More »
Sunbeams and Turkeys
After meeting with some of our senior adults for a time of praying Monday morning, I visited each of the classes in our Sunbeams Day School. I heard kids singing about turkeys, painting pictures of turkeys, and listening to teachers read books about turkeys. They’re definitely ready for Thanksgiving. Sunbeams is a great ministry that… Read More »
Sunday Highlights 11.24.2013
The big news of the morning was George Smith announcing his resignation as our Children’s Pastor in order to accept a call to become Senior Pastor of a church in NC. I’ll say more about that in a minute, but first there were other highlights from this morning. The temperature was unusually cold, but attendance… Read More »
Kids
Last night Monieca and I decorated our “snow man tree” we put up each year in our kitchen. One of the ornaments holds a picture of Liam, our grandson (of course there is a picture below). That same tree will hold a second photo @ Christmas 2014 because Jacqueline is pregnant with our second grandchild.… Read More »
A Memory from 50 Years Ago
“Mom, what’s the President?” That was the question I asked my mother when I saw a report on television that President Kennedy had been shot. I was five years old that Friday afternoon fifty years ago today. That’s about all I remember from that day and the events immediately afterward. Everything I now know I… Read More »
NEXT
FBC has accomplished much for God’s kingdom in 2013 and we’re excited about WHAT’S NEXT in 2014. We had a great crowd @ Dinner with the Pastor on Sunday 11/17 and several of those guests decided to join FBC…but WHO’S NEXT? Four families participated in parent-child dedication on Sunday 11/17, pledging to raise their… Read More »
A Gift for Babies
Whenever a family @ FBC has a new baby, they receive a gift from the church. What may surprise you is what that gift actually is. It’s a jar filled with stones (see photo below). Here is how Holly Matthews, our Director of Preschool Ministry, describes it. “When new babies are born into our church… Read More »
Sunday Highlights 11-17-2013
It was good to be back in the pulpit @ FBC today after missing last week due to surgery. But I watched the TV broadcast tonight of last week’s sermon and David Mitchell did a great job in my absence. We are blessed to have such a talented staff. Now to some of today’s highlights…… Read More »
Feeling Better
Video Blog 11/14/2013
A Good Week
This was a good week. Busy, but good! God blessed and His people gave generously on Prove the Tithe Sunday. Giving to the budget exceeded $84,000, with another $14,151 for the building fund and $2,616 for our World Missions Offering. Praise the Lord. Your giving makes all our ministries possible. THANK YOU! Monday the Chorus… Read More »
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