Rustlings (December 13, 2021)
Years ago, I found myself speaking to a group of third graders about the winter holidays. Before my unifying, peace-promoting, educational moment was over, a Jewish boy and Christian boy got into a verbal tussle about whose faith was right and whose was wrong. Their arguments highlighted the impossibilities of burning oils and virgin births. […]
The Branch—December 13, 2021
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The Branch—November 29, 2021
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The Branch—November 22, 2021
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The Branch—November 15, 2021
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Rustlings (November 15, 2021)
We have entered the season of gratitude. Pumpkin—with its associated spices—is flavoring anything edible or smellable. Leaves are releasing their grip on limbs and branches. The air and apples are crisp. The Communion Table is adorned with a cornucopia. We have entered the season of gratitude. My list of thanksgivings will require at least the […]
Rustlings (November 8, 2021)
The Apostle Paul writes these words in Romans 12: For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function, 5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another, 6having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to […]
The Branch—November 8, 2021
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Rustlings (November 1, 2021)
How long have you been a member of First Baptist Greenville? Are there still people and places mentioned that haven’t made it into your field of experience? Let’s clarify a few today in our First Baptist Greenville Glossary. Columbarium—A structure containing multiple niches for the respectful holding of the cremated remains of the deceased. Call […]