FBCD Insights

Blogs, articles, resources and more from First Baptist Decatur

Looking for some written encouragement to grow your faith and strengthen your walk with Christ?
Check out the curated collection of devotions, prayers, and blogs below, written by our amazing staff!

 
 
 

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BLOG POSTS

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Belonging
Belonging
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Jesus, Joy and Justice
Jesus, Joy and Justice
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Sheep, Physics, and Other Messy Details
Sheep, Physics, and Other Messy Details
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Resurrection Over Time
Resurrection Over Time
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Eclipses and the Ferocity of Love
Eclipses and the Ferocity of Love
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Something You Cannot Do
Something You Cannot Do
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Our Inclusion in the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB)
Our Inclusion in the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB)
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The Labyrinth
The Labyrinth
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Ordinary Things with Enormous Value
Ordinary Things with Enormous Value
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The Loveliness in Front of Us
The Loveliness in Front of Us
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The Words of God
The Words of God
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Michelangelo in Florence: Redeeming Lost Causes
Michelangelo in Florence: Redeeming Lost Causes
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PRAYERS

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We Affirm and Pledge Anew
We Affirm and Pledge Anew
Prayer from a Pastor’s Heart
Prayer from a Pastor’s Heart
A Prayer for the Children
A Prayer for the Children
A Prayer as We Enter the Season of Fall
A Prayer as We Enter the Season of Fall
Waiting Prayer
Waiting Prayer
A Prayer for Strange Times
A Prayer for Strange Times
Pastoral Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
O Word of God: A Prayer
O Word of God: A Prayer
Prayer for Courage
Prayer for Courage
Prayer of St. Francis
Prayer of St. Francis

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ARTICLES

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Confessions of a white preacher
Confessions of a white preacher
God’s gift of love: What do we do now?
God’s gift of love: What do we do now?
The problems with Hamas, Gaza, Israel (and America?)
The problems with Hamas, Gaza, Israel (and America?)
The vice and the cure
The vice and the cure
A well-regulated militia: Gun owners of the nation, unite!
A well-regulated militia: Gun owners of the nation, unite!
Israel and Palestine: historic tensions exacerbated by poorly-informed Christian theology
Israel and Palestine: historic tensions exacerbated by poorly-informed Christian theology
American Evolution: Teddy Roosevelt and our national experiment
American Evolution: Teddy Roosevelt and our national experiment

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DEVOTIONS

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Look Out In Compassion
Look Out In Compassion
Sufficient Grace
Sufficient Grace
In Your Beginning, 2024
In Your Beginning, 2024
Lost No More: Merry Christmas!
Lost No More: Merry Christmas!
We Do Not Proclaim Ourselves
We Do Not Proclaim Ourselves
You Are Not Alone
You Are Not Alone

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David’s Musings and Attempts at Poetry

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A SWISH
A SWISH
To Plan Ahead for Loveliness
To Plan Ahead for Loveliness
We Have the Power
We Have the Power

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