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 […]
Written by Brent Brondyke, Music Pastor If you have attended or watched any of our services over the last few months, you have heard about the “Love Your City” project with which we have been involved since early April. In partnership with the Raleigh Dream Center, we have distributed around 7100 school lunches. Pastor Jan […]
Written by Bob DeAngelo, Pastor of Youth and Outreach I live in North Carolina’s capital city, the beautiful city of Raleigh. When I moved here around 19 years ago, Kelly and I had fun learning and getting familiar with our new city and a part of the country that was brand new to us. Like […]
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