Prayer vigil and more about Dolly Jacobs

  Beloved Church family, We continue to grieve deeply Dolly’s untimely passing. We are grateful for the outpouring of care and support for Dolly’s family and for us, the staff. We, like all of you, yearn to gather and give thanks for Dolly’s life and hold each...

I’ll Stand with You

The longest standing track and field record for the continent of Oceania is from 1968. Oceania is sometimes referred to as the Pacific Island continent. It is made up of 14 countries, 42 million people, and a diversity of cultures and religions. With all the...

Last chances on the countdown

  Someone left in my office a digital countdown clock to the day of my retirement.  As I am writing this essay, I have 110 days, 4 hours, 19 minutes, and 52 seconds left. So I must not squander my precious time.  I have only so many more opportunities to preach,...

Social change, messy art & fun games

Who doesn’t love getting messy with paints, playing fun games and hearing a good story?! Join us this summer for a few hours at the Greensboro History Museum as we connect as FPC families and learn about art and activism. The morning together is inspired by the...

Remembering our oldest member, Kate Tallmadge

Kate Tallmadge died on Sunday, July 11, at age 104. Last year member Tamara Slaughter talked with Kate about her life and her Presbyterian heritage. Service information will be shared as available.   If you’re lucky enough to engage Kate Tallmadge in...

A state of blessedness

We’ve embarked on our summer blessings series and given that focus, I am hyper aware of when I see or hear the word, “blessed.” The other day, I noticed a person standing on the side of the road with this sign, “Will you please bless me with $1?” I read this on the...

Making action part of prayer

Praying is hard.  We often pray corporately in worship, personally out of a plea for pain or worry to pass, intercession for others, in lament for loved ones or tragedies, and sometimes selfishly in bargaining or in a wishing manner. As people of faith, we know prayer...

Our FPC veterans

Happy Fourth of July! I hope each of you were able to relax and enjoy time with family and friends this past weekend. I am curious if you knew that we have at least 62 U.S. Veterans in our congregation? No matter your political convictions, I think Independence Day is...

Going Back

I am writing this from a coffee house that didn’t exist three years ago. It used to be a pizza place. I used to eat lunch here all the time in high school. It is one of the only places a student could walk to during open campus lunch and still make it back for...

Growing hydrangeas and the spiritual life

This spring I was visiting a local nursery where I enjoy purchasing plants and struck up a conversation with one of the employees. We were sharing stories of what was growing well in the vegetable and flower gardens this year and I happened to mention that my...