Senior Adults: Save the Date!
The Senior Adults are having a picnic! The date is Friday, September 10, from 4:30-6pm. We’ll gather on the AYMC terrace and enjoy food and fellowship. It’s a chance to be together again safely and just visit. Won’t you come join us? Reservations are required, so we will have enough food and seating. Make your […]
The Branch—July 26, 2021
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Rustlings (July 19, 2021)
Although I feel a little crazy for doing it, I thought this day might come—the day I become a student again! In August, I’ll begin my Doctor of Ministry at Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, GA, part of Emory University. The program is built for those who work in ministry across the country; therefore […]
Rustlings (June 28, 2021)
In Mark 6, Jesus directs his disciples to go out into the countryside “two by two” (a phrase that immediately triggers the song from 2011 Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, to play in my head) to heal people and preach repentance. He instructs them to be as unremarkable as possible: to bring only one […]
The Branch—June 28, 2021
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Rustlings (June 21, 2021)
In 1998, First Baptist Church took proactive steps to create a program called Protecting Our Children, a preventive measure to reduce the risk of child sexual abuse occurring in our church. Through the years, we have revised our program to include training classes, screening forms and background checks. In 2020, we made significant enhancements to […]
The Branch—June 21, 2021
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Rustlings (June 15, 2021)
Families are like fudge—mostly sweet, with a few nuts.—Les Dawson If minutes were kept of a family gathering, they would show that members not present and subjects discussed were one and the same.—Robert Brault Family is a blessing. Just keep saying that when you are irritated by something a family member says.—Marcelina Hardy These funny […]
The Branch—June 15, 2021
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Rustlings (June 7, 2021)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… the philosopher Obi Wan Kenobi responded to Han Solo calling him a fool with this famous quip, “Who’s the more foolish—the fool or the fool who follows him?” Perhaps Jesus wondered the same thing during his ministry in Galilee, as it is recorded in the […]