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from the pastors and staff of fbc


Helping One Another to Hear God's Still, Small Voice
Last week, we finished up our first “Write and Pray” group. I’ve joked to a few people that “it’s the easiest small group I’ve ever led”,...

Bronwyn Lea
Oct 20, 20222 min read


An Ode to Middle Talk
In about 600 words, I want to convince you that you have a superpower. In her recent NYT Newsletter, Tish Harrison Warren interviews...

Peter Nittler
Oct 13, 20223 min read


Friendships and a few ways to form them
Have you used the adjectives sacred or holy to describe your friendships? I don't recall if I ever have, but listen to Eugene Peterson...

Neil Redenbaugh
Oct 6, 20222 min read


Where Can I Find Happiness?
Pete Nicholas is a pastor in London, which is to say he ministers in a place that is spiritually akin to Davis only with an attractive...

Steve Luxa
Sep 29, 20222 min read


Stranger Things: On Welcoming College Students
I wonder if you can feel it. I wonder if the seismic waves coming from campus as UC Davis starts again can be felt in your corner of the...

Peter Nittler
Sep 22, 20222 min read


The Gospel: It Might Not Mean What You Think It Means
What comes to your mind when you think of the gospel? Forgiveness of sin and heaven? Our personal plan of salvation? The Bridge...

Steve Luxa
Sep 1, 20222 min read


The ABCs Our Kids (and We All) Need
Dear Church Family, “I feel like I have a smoothie of emotions, all mixed up together.” This was how my son described his back-to-school...

Bronwyn Lea
Aug 25, 20222 min read


The Best Back To School Advice for Parents
It's that time of year again, back to school. A time of year that some rejoice over and others dread. It's getting back into the swing of...

Jeff Hodges
Aug 18, 20223 min read


Three Psalms
As I prepare to step away from my position as College Director at FBC, I am filled with a flurry of feelings. This puts me in great...

Madeline Peterson
Aug 11, 20222 min read


What is Baptism? FAQs on an Ancient Tradition
What is Baptism? We’ve all been through some kind of initiation that welcomes us into a new stage of life. Maybe you remember the thrill...

FBC Davis
Aug 4, 20224 min read
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