by Libby Grammer | Dec 11, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Part of the season of Advent is cultivating an attitude of wonder. So much of the “season of Christmas” in our culture often consists merely of decorating and shopping, but if you look into the eyes of a young child seeing a lit Christmas tree for the first time, you...
by Libby Grammer | Dec 4, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Why do we prepare during the season of Advent? I’ve been meditating on the idea of preparation this year. As some of us were reminded at our Advent devotion this past Tuesday with Father Nick Hull at Christ Episcopal Church, this season was built in before Christmas...
by Libby Grammer | Nov 27, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
(from our CrossCurrents monthly newsletter) I came across a wonderful quote that reminds us of why we bother with a season of Advent, of preparation, before we head into Christmas: “Christmas has lost its meaning for us because we have lost the spirit of expectancy....
by Libby Grammer | Nov 21, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
(Sermon Notes from 11/17/2019) Last Sunday, we read together 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 in worship. Paul wrote these early Christians about how Christian community ought to work, and he challenged them – and us – in ways that I think resonated with many who heard the...
by Libby Grammer | Nov 15, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
At the Baptist General Association of Virginia annual meeting in Roanoke this year, five FBC members, myself included, got to learn from other Baptists across the Commonwealth about how God is renewing churches – and how we too might be a part of that. We...
by Libby Grammer | Oct 30, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
One of the hallmarks of Baptist beliefs is the priesthood of all believers. It is deeply meaningful to be able to approach God through Christ of our own accord, without interference requirement to go through another person. I think the celebration of All Saints day...
