Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
Sanctuary Re-Entry Ritual
Returning to in-person worship in March will be a sacred and emotional experience. We invite your intentionality in this moment,… More >
Widen the Circle of Love
At first, I attended church the way you might visit Urgent Care. When my heart ached, my spirit was tangled… More >
Soon, and Very Soon
It was only a plan, but a plan we counted on, to be able to open for in-person Sunday worship… More >
A “To-Be” List instead of “To-Do” List
“Living with Intention” is our theme for January. Not living with intentions plural, which we do all the time, often… More >
Intention During Pandemic – Opening Plans
What does it mean to live with intention? In January of 2022, the question feels like a Zen Buddhist koan,… More >
Joy: Resistance Against Despair
When asked, “What is joy?” Rev. Willie James Jennings of Duke Divinity School responds, “I look at joy as an… More >
Giving Tuesday & Joy
First Church will be participating in Giving Tuesday this year to help fund virtual access to our programs even when… More >
Behold Your Joy
It doesn’t seem like joy should be complicated, but sometimes it is. Opening to joy, our theme for December, indicates… More >
Share the Plate November–Law Forward
Law Forward Inc. is our November Share the Plate partner. Law Forward is a nonpartisan, nonprofit impact litigation firm committed… More >
Is a QCD for Me?
As we look to the end of 2021 (and hopefully a sense of normalcy), many of us start thinking about… More >
Choosing Your Ancestor Teachers
And here’s a young girl On a kind of a telephone line through time And the voice at the other… More >
Holding Family History
Late in his life, my father played a cassette tape for me in which he interviewed his mother about the… More >
Holding History Joys & Challenges
What are the joys and challenges of holding history? History has many gifts to offer us. It can bring data,… More >
Open Sanctuary at First Church
In November, First Church will have Open Sanctuary hours for anyone who wants to intentionally re-enter our community’s sacred space…. More >
Welcome from Our Board President
Over summer, I suspect that many of you, like me, eagerly anticipated an in-person Ingathering Sunday. However, as the Delta… More >
Pledges Support Our Mission
The new church year has started with strong support of our congregation’s mission and goals through your pledge payments. Please… More >