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from the pastors and staff of fbc


Senior Sunday 2025
The liturgical habits of FBC tend toward the subtle: we choose our preaching topics, we don’t do much kneeling, and only...
Corrie Haffly
Jun 52 min read


Where God Heals Hurts, Habits, or Hang-Ups
Here is a personal story from one of the members of our Celebrate Recovery (CR) community, shared with permission. Changing habits and...

FBC Davis
May 152 min read


Spring Break Mexico Trip
We planned, we trained, we prayed, we prayed some more, and we went to Mexico. And I can report back that it was an amazing trip that saw...

Jeff Hodges
Apr 103 min read


Where in the World is FBC
Dear Church Family, Have you ever tracked a moving dot on a map? Perhaps in your car’s GPS, or on the little screen in an airplane? ...

Bronwyn Lea
Apr 32 min read


Faith and Politics in 2025: What’s Yours to Do?
Dear Church Family, For many who might have been hoping that the turbulent political waters of 2024 would calm down after the election,...

Steve Luxa
Mar 206 min read
Lent’s Transcendent Realism
According to the infinite wisdom of the Clifton StrengthsFinders test, my (Peter's) greatest strength is Positivity. I have moved past...
Corrie Haffly
Mar 133 min read


5 Reasons Retreats are Like Birthdays
I have a theory that retreats are like birthday parties. Here are five things they have in common: 1. They happen once a year… 2. The...

Bronwyn Lea
Feb 62 min read


This Must Be Greater Than That
As the story goes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was visited by a wealthy family friend at his underground seminary in a lake town called...
Corrie Haffly
Jan 93 min read


5 Things to STOP doing this Christmas
Dear Church Family, This is a time of year with “to-do” lists. And January is full of intentions to start new things. So, perhaps your...

Bronwyn Lea
Dec 12, 20242 min read


What Kind of Giver are You?
Dear Church Family, Long before the days of Buzzfeed and online quizzes, one of my favorite things in magazines were the quiz pages....

Bronwyn Lea
Oct 31, 20243 min read
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