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Before I began as your senior pastor, the Personnel Committee and Jenna Manning, Director of Church Operations, had been working toward an important goal: hiring someone to help enhance our church’s communication efforts. First Baptist offers so many wonderful events,...

In May, we introduced our Summer One-Reads program and selected three books for our First Baptist Greenville community to explore. We invited you to read one or more of them and promised to engage in conversations about them this fall. Fall has arrived, and it’s time...

A couple of weeks ago, we introduced our watchword for the year—Breathe. Breathing is an automatic process we often overlook, yet with each breath, so much is happening—both science and faith reveal its deeper significance. In Genesis, God breathes life into humanity,...

With the limited time we have before and after worship on Sunday mornings, I only get to see and speak to a few people. I rarely have the opportunity to have a more extended conversation with anyone, so I am looking forward to the return of Wednesdays@First, which...

Blessing Sunday In pop culture and social media, the hashtag blessed (#blessed) is used in many ways. Some people use #blessed to express gratitude for positive events or circumstances, whether personal achievements, relationships or daily joys. It’s also frequently...

A couple of weeks ago, I preached about the personification of wisdom in Proverbs, where wisdom is depicted as a woman calling out to us. She seeks to guard us against making poor or harmful choices—choices that lead to death—not physical death, but a state of being...

In commemoration of Juneteenth, the church offices will be closed this year on Wednesday, June 19. As a reminder, Juneteenth, short for “June Nineteenth,” marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take command of the state and ensure...

Summer is my favorite season—I love strolling outside in the evening light and savoring simple joys like ice cream, grilling out, and fresh tomatoes and peaches. With the kids out of school, mornings are less hectic, and bedtime is less rushed, so our family’s pace...

What an incredible time of worship the Children’s Sabbath was! As both Senior Minister and a mother, I had the privilege of witnessing the day through dual lenses. The sight of my nine-year-old, Marin, confidently reading scripture and singing in the choir filled me...