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from the pastors and staff of fbc
Bronwyn Lea
May 19, 20213 min read
What do Instagram and X-Rays Have In Common?
One seems to focus on image and beauty (which everyone knows is skin deep), while the other reveals images of what’s deep beyond the...
Bronwyn Lea
Apr 28, 20213 min read
Conversations about Racism
One of the best Christian insights I’ve heard came from John Stott, a beloved preacher and author who would have celebrated his 100th...
Bronwyn Lea
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Conversations with your Family
I was six years old in Apartheid South Africa when I first noticed posters for an upcoming election. There were posters for candidates...
Scott Wieking
Mar 11, 20213 min read
A Year of Loss
It has been about one year since the pandemic first shut us down. It’s been a hard year for almost all of us. We’ve felt losses at so...
Peter Nittler
Jan 7, 20213 min read
The Art & Science of Making Marriage Flourish
It was the very beginning of 2016. Our fingers were still getting used to the rings. We still had the tan from our tropical honeymoon....
Bronwyn Lea
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Seeing What God Sprouts
These past few months, I decided to try my hand at creating a succulent garden. "Oh, they're so easy to grow!" friends said, and I...
Scott Wieking
May 31, 20203 min read
Racism Unmasked
I'm sure that like me, you've been terribly troubled by the events of the past week. That the murder of George Floyd sparked peaceful...
Derek North
May 19, 20204 min read
We Are (Still) A Church Who Sings
It was the summer of 1994. The Lion King was blowing up the box offices, The Sign by Ace of Base was blasting from every car stereo, and...
Dan Seitz
Oct 16, 20193 min read
Preparing For Our Own “Troy Sowers Moment”
Last August Troy Sowers walked into his retirement party and was momentarily flummoxed. Everyone in the room was familiar—everyone but...
Dan Seitz
Sep 18, 20193 min read
Sharing a Wall with Scott Wieking
There’s a wall in my office that is significant—not because of the bookcases that line it but because of the person I share it with. It’s...
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