The Bushes Are Dead

This article appears in our April issue of Connections, available here. For nearly 40 days, we have shared in the season of Lent – the season that precedes Easter and calls us to prayer, contemplation, and preparation for the death and resurrection of Christ. Our Lent...

A Day in the Life

“It helps now and then to take the long view” (Prayer of Archbishop Oscar Romero) This past Monday began like most: taking a view of the day before. As I reflected on another Sunday in the life of First Baptist Church of Greensboro, my mind began to race and spirits...

Marked – Meditation for Ash Wednesday

“Marked” By Alan Sherouse I recently had the slightest brush with my mortality. At age 35, I haven’t had many bleak reminders, but they inevitably come. Recently one came in the form of a small spot on my chest – nothing new for someone who grew up in the...

Remembering Derrick Weeks

Remarks from Pastor Alan Sherouse at the Service of Remembrance and Homegoing for First Baptist custodian, Derrick Emanuel Weeks, June 3, 2016 at Jerusalem United Holy Church in Reidsville. Derrick’s obituary can be found here. Thank you for continued prayers...

A Pastoral Letter

Church Family: How jarring it was to leave the sanctuary and inspiration of church yesterday to the news of the horrific shooting massacre at Pulse – an Orlando gay club in my home state of Florida. In the midst of my own grief, I wanted to write with my love...