Throughout Christian history, pastoral theologians have written about “soul care” and how important it is for our “spiritual” health.  Since the mid 1900’s, western societies have been fascinated with “psychotherapeutic care” and how important it is for our “emotional & mental” health.  Over the course of 2 Sundays in October,...

Dinner with Friends is an opportunity to gather in someone’s home with 8-10 adults from First Pres to share food and fellowship. It’s a great chance to connect with the people you’d love to get to know better or those folks you don’t yet know at all. Everyone is invited,...

From Peter’s reasoning about the replacement of Judas in Acts 1 to Paul’s final words in Acts 28, the book of Acts repeatedly portrays early Christians as reasoning from and with Scripture—our Old Testament—as they discern the shape of their life together and bear witness to Jesus as Lord and...

Faith Builders is for women of all ages and stages of faith. Faith Builders for Women (Wednesday) | Starting September 14 When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace In this hustling, image-forward age of opportunity, we feel more anxious than ever. Despite all...