Written by Erica Baldwin “I had my plans, but God…” was a recurring phrase heard during the Friendship Baptist Church ladies’ retreat on June 4-5. Held at Camp Caraway near Asheboro, NC, the removal of everyday distractions and the time constraints of rushed after-church conversations provided opportunities to grow and bond as sisters in Christ. […]
Written by Pastor Brent Brondyke As a church, we have been studying together “The Way of the Master.” It has been challenging and refreshing. As part of the series, we’ve been challenged by our evangelism pastor, Rev. Jan Milton to write our personal testimony in order to print it and have it available as a […]
Written by Thomas Bluemling What is it that drives Christians to spend themselves completely for the sake of Christ? What is it that provokes missionaries to exchange their lives of relative comfort for the hardships and dangers of foreign lands? What is it that compels us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Christ? The answer […]
Written by Pastor DeAngelo In 2020, I read 65 books (finishing the 65th book on December 31st!). I am a pastor (and now also a student pursuing his Doctor of Ministry), so I will read theology, but I work to read a variety of content. This year, that variety included history, health, sports, biography, psychology, […]
written by Pastor Bob Vradenburgh I would like to encourage you in the face of all the discouraging news with which we are being bombarded in our country right now. Courage and honesty in high places are in short supply. A Marxist revolution is unfolding before our eyes. Freedom of the press is a myth. […]
Written by Dr. Ric Nelson, FCS Head of School Every morning before the sun comes up, Milo (our 10lb Shorkie) takes me for a walk in the neighborhood. He pulls me along on a leash sniffing everything like he is noticing this same sidewalk for the first time. Almost without fail as I walk I […]
Written by Kris Wilder, Student Ministries Director Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas music, and Christmas presents… As a young child, these Christmas traditions made the month of December a most glorious time of year. Now as an adult, though I still enjoy the nostalgia that surrounds many of these traditions, I have found that our […]
Written by Erica Baldwin “Gratitude unleashes the freedom to live content in the moment, rather than being anxious about the future or regretting the past,” Nancy Leigh DeMoss Wolgemuth writes in her book Choosing Gratitude. In a year when toilet paper supplies are low, gratitude was overflowing for the ladies of Friendship who gathered last […]
Written by Brent Brondyke, Music Pastor “Christmas at Friendship” is the title of our choir and orchestra Christmas program presented this Sunday, December 13, at 11:00 am and 6:30 pm. It will be a wonderful celebration of the incarnation of our Savior. The program includes singing, playing, Scripture, and a message from our Pastor. All […]
Written by Thomas Bluemling, FBC Church Member As I look at the things which are going on in the world, I am tempted, like many Christians, to focus my attention on worrying. I am tempted to engage my mind to be completely preoccupied with what is happening and what might happen. So I would like to stir […]
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