<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[First Baptist Church of Davis]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are a community, helping everyone discover faith in Jesus, grow in love for God & others, living as ambassadors of hope by the power of the Spirit.]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:31:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fbcdavis.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Opportunities of Lent]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Wednesday (February 18, 2026), we will be partnering with University Covenant Church to host an Ash Wednesday service , marking the beginning of Lent. Just reading that sentence, you might have questions. If your question was, “ what time is the service? ”, the answer is 7pm. But if your question is more like: “ What is Lent? ”, or “ What is Ash Wednesday? ”, or “ Why do we do this and does it matter? ”, then I have three things to share with you. First, Lent has a long Christian...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/the-opportunities-of-lent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69948986180bb9f884ca85ce</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:39:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/411afe_fb1e4f8451bb4073b658a0567d5f15b6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grow to Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Church Family, FBC has always been a sending church . It’s in our DNA. Davis is a community with a lot of turnover…. And it has...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/grow-to-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bf2d7551377663b72e429f</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/411afe_40cabe32500d4365ac6cca2a1bc1a34f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Sunday 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The liturgical habits of FBC tend toward the subtle: we choose our preaching topics, we don’t do much kneeling, and only...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/senior-sunday-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6841f0e1856d937d0f4dceea</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:37:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_c9a09e51ea8d409e892cf7b1d0ff14f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_784,h_295,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corrie Haffly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where God Heals Hurts, Habits, or Hang-Ups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a personal story from one of the members of our Celebrate Recovery (CR) community, shared with permission.    Changing habits and...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/where-god-heals-hurts-habits-or-hang-ups</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682b67da9c8db4c102190425</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_95b24878038742bebd724b2f57ef40bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_784,h_295,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>FBC Davis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Break Mexico Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/spring-break-mexico-trip</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f973fbe2fa4bec3f10b0a6</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_d8db4ff180c6476b971a326bcca3a268~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_487,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Hodges</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where in the World is FBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[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? ...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/where-in-the-world-is-fbc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f04fdecbac1441ac3d0aae</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_fce2f096e9aa4ee8bccdcf48dc301bdd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_851,h_389,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith and Politics in 2025: What’s Yours to Do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Church Family,   For many who might have been hoping that the turbulent political waters of 2024 would calm down after the election,...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/faith-and-politics-in-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67eb2327f96b48cc2d254f76</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/411afe_11f9431ed22b4f06af22ea1f83286e70~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Luxa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lent’s Transcendent Realism]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the infinite wisdom of the Clifton StrengthsFinders test, my (Peter's) greatest strength is Positivity.  I have moved past...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/lent-s-transcendent-realism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67eb25073352fee7c94ec36e</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Corrie Haffly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Reasons Retreats are Like Birthdays]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/5-reasons-retreats-are-like-birthdays</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67aa5b40d2a9333ccdcc1562</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_52cba1507a8848ef8f20a3b59034590c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_784,h_295,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Must Be Greater Than That]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the story goes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was visited by a wealthy family friend at his underground seminary in a lake town called...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/this-must-be-greater-than-that</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67804f846150152872b3b347</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_42ad8511a56c4a03a2db3a82df675acb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_784,h_295,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corrie Haffly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things to STOP doing this Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/5-things-to-stop-doing-this-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675c68af01f95e6e989fa874</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_3251c4046ca7422da7bbb633fbcffc3c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_446,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Kind of Giver are You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Church Family, Long before the days of Buzzfeed and online quizzes, one of my favorite things in magazines were the quiz pages....]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/what-kind-of-giver-are-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672a914bef46daf845483ffc</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/411afe_47ae8ef125394cf7be0c880fbd5ff375~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davis High School Lunches]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the school year well underway for our students in Lighthouse we have been back doing one of our favorite events, DHS Lunches. This...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/davis-high-school-lunches</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672a8f7ad0586acb781b2e11</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_b399feb1eb4b498cb1cdfe4c6be4c90d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_487,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeff Hodges</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you grow spiritually? Two surprising answers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Church Family,   How do you grow spiritually? I know the answer I (Bronwyn) learned in Sunday School had a catchy tune:   Read your...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/how-do-you-grow-spiritually-two-surprising-answers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67000f9dd9de929346a11e55</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_1e5c9c2ae0e3474f8b0fd2885dedd413~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can Change the World, One BLESSing at a Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I (Bronwyn) said I had good news and bad news, which would you want to hear first? I’m a “get the bad news out of the way” person, so...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/we-can-change-the-world-one-blessing-at-a-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f5a92dd50c7babf6bef7c2</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:42:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_7534b9a7558f4dc09656d45e4140f550~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_487,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Return of the College Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[I imagine the town of Davis is like a runner the day before a marathon – stretching, breathing deeply, and limbering up as it gets ready...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/the-return-of-the-college-students</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66edcc04b6b20a73745098a7</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_2163cfc21afb4c9b8ff8332cee175851~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_784,h_295,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corrie Haffly</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith and Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Church Family,   What does faith have to do with politics, and politics with faith?   That question has hounded Christians and the...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/faith-and-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66edc9c93cbf8582862ea209</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/411afe_11f9431ed22b4f06af22ea1f83286e70~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Luxa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Kingdom Summer!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are diving deep into the teachings of Jesus on the Kingdom of God through his powerful parables. If you missed last week's service,...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/a-kingdom-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669020ae3119d179be9f38ec</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:14:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c29ca7_69bdc3a04b6f4c6dbfcca1e5071de293~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_784,h_295,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derek North</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Longest Shortest Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up under the southern hemisphere sun, “summer” described a couple of weeks which included final exams, Christmas and New Year...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/the-longest-shortest-season</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667b85c3498b08fafd20b791</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:08:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f066ad_95e7028b5a5f4b9fa61c58f7932f53fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bronwyn Lea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Parables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parables were an essential go-to for Jesus in teaching. As Matthew tells us: “All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables;...]]></description><link>https://www.fbcdavis.org/post/the-parables</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667b8439e429730f22015e0d</guid><category><![CDATA[enews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/411afe_58fb091de0e6472ea208491abe96f399~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Luxa</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>