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Last year, I read Kate Bowler's book Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved. It is a heartbreaking and beautiful book about her diagnosis with terminal cancer. If you are reeling from loss, experiencing the trauma of illness or simply living through a difficult season, Kate's work and honesty may just be the comfort or strength for the journey that you need. ~ Pastor Carol McEntyre

Check out our Newsletter / Spire http://fbc-columbia.org/resources/newsletter/

Don't have time to read our summer book club selection- Rob Bell's What is the Bible? Check out Bell talking about it with Jared Byas (our fall Sheppard lecture speaker) and Pete Enns.

We are excited for Pastor Carol as she looks towards becoming the CBF Moderator-Elect!

We lament that there are spaces where people aren't accepted for who they are. This TED talk is a moving story about a mom who chose her daughter over the evangelical church. At First Baptist, we are committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Beautiful Pentecost combined worship Sunday

Hey Enneagram 9 friends, the wait is over. Last month we shared how Sleeping At Last has produced a song for each Enneagram number, but the song for 9s was not released yet. Well, Sleeping At Last released it last night, and it is beautiful. If you are a 9 or love a 9, I hope this speaks to you.

Join us for Combined Worship at 9:15 am this Sunday (June 9) in the Fellowship Hall. We invite you to wear red, orange or yellow in honor of Pentecost! (There will be no 11:15 am worship.)

Last years adult Egg Toss Champions, Evan & Alissa Shoemaker. Who will take the honors this year????? Don't forget the picnic is this Sunday at Twin Lakes.

As a community of faith, First Baptist is seeking to understand and combat racism. So, here is a guide for parents who want to talk about racism with their kids.

If you are having trouble deciding which of our Summer Book Club books to read, check out Rob Bell talking about his book What is the Bible?

The Bible for Normal People co-hosted by Pete Enns and Jared Byas (who will be our Fall Sheppard Lecture Speaker) interviewed Rachel Held Evans two months before her untimely death. Rachel's book 'Inspired' is one of our summer book club selections. If you don't have time to read it, check out this interview with Rachel.

Church family, due to the storm last Wednesday night, we do not have internet. Therefore, we will not be live-streaming our services this morning. We will post a recorded video when it returns.

Sending our love to those affected by last night's devasting storm. Your friends at First Baptist Columbia are praying for you and grieving with you, First Baptist Church - FBCJC.

What to learn more about our Summer Book Club selection, Inspired by Rachel Held Evans, check out her description of it!

On Sunday in worship, I mentioned the poem As Kingfishers Catch Fire because I love the line, "Christ plays in 10,000 places, Lovely In limbs and lovely in eyes not his..." Below is the entire poem. And just for fun this is a picture of a Belted Kingfisher. I didn't take this photo but a little know fact about me is that I love birds. And I have actually seen a Belted Kingfisher on the MKT, which was VERY exciting! ~ Pastor Carol As Kingfishers Catch Fire BY GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name; Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells; Selves — goes itself; myself it speaks and spells, Crying Whát I dó is me: for that I came. I say móre: the just man justices; Keeps grace: thát keeps all his goings graces; Acts in God's eye what in God's eye he is — Chríst — for Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his To the Father through the features of men's faces.

Help us out. We are looking for a new name for our annual baked goods auction, which we are changing to be more inclusive. In the past, we had encouraged men to bring a dessert item to be auctioned off at the church picnic (coming up on June 9 this year). We called it the "Pepto-Bismol Challenge." Truthfully the dishes have been anything but abysmal; they have been amazing. So, we are retiring the name and making the event open to all genders. BUT we need a new name! Help us out. Give your suggestions below. All proceeds from the bake sale go to benefit missions. (Last year, we helped fund the Civil Rights Pilgrimage)

Happy Friday, friends. When we read Tabitha’s story last Sunday, Mary Oliver’s poem The Summer Day came to mind. As you approach the weekend, take some time to reflect on her poem and ask, “what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Read the full poem in our story. . . . . #maryoliver #midmissouri #columbiamo #church #quote #quoteoftheday #purpose #eastertide #resurrection

If you joined us for the Enneagram study a couple of summers ago and found it helpful, you might want to check this out--- a song for each enneagram number!