Relying on youth for insight into the current trends, slang, and funny places on the internet is a privilege. How many teenagers are open to sharing the intimate details of their lives, sometimes even those that their parents are not quite fully in tune with or aware...
Editor’s note: Donna Chase was with our youth at the Montreat Youth Conference when they heard about the passing of Rev. Dolly Jacobs. Dolly had been with the group earlier that week. Our 10 am service this Sunday, August 15, will be a Service of Witness to the...
It happened again last night. I woke up at 2, came downstairs, poured myself a little something to drink, and sat in the dark and thought about Dolly. It is my Presbyterian and very solitary form of the Jewish practice of sitting Shiva, a seven-day period to mourn...
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...
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...
In 1986, I climbed into an RV with ten other New Orleans youth and rode “up north” … five states away to attend the Montreat Youth Conference in North Carolina. I was 14 years old and was about to begin high school. I had never been to North...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
