by Brad Jenkins | Aug 14, 2022 | Blog
What do we do when things don’t make sense? A number of our church family have faced unimaginable grief this past year, and we have been at a loss for answers. The death of loved ones, and it feels too soon. Cancer. Chronic pain. Broken family relationships. The list...
by Brad Jenkins | Jul 24, 2022 | Blog, Serve
Since 2002, East Gate Ministries has provided residential and outreach programs that help young women choose life for their unborn children. East Gate is a ministry partner, and in July is our featured local-mission group. We asked Isla Weaver, president of the...
by Brad Jenkins | Jul 19, 2022 | Blog, Grow
Have you noticed that nobody seems to be happy about where things are headed these days? Gas prices make us shake our heads. The cost of our groceries is making us think twice about what we buy. The “culture war” over guns, abortion and climate change...
by Brad Jenkins | Jul 19, 2022 | Blog, Grow
Wael Melek, who is completing his studies at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, recently joined First Pres as a pastoral intern. He will be completing an internship through the end of the year. We recently did a Q&A with Wael to get to know him better. How...
by Brad Jenkins | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, Love
When you see and experience all that is happening in the world, what do you feel? War in Ukraine. Political fighting at home. Gun violence. Suffering and death. What do you feel? Angry? Sad? Disappointed? Hopeless? Reading the Psalms recently, I found a new word to...
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