All in Faith
Social media is turning our brains into blurb-addicted zombies, and we don’t even crack open the books behind the beliefs we shout about. In this reflection, I’m challenging us—Christians, socialists, nationalists, everybody—to log off, pick up real books (especially the Bible), and let deep reading shape our convictions instead of TikTok clips and T-shirt theology.
According to CDC-based estimates, about 1% of adults in the United States live with active epilepsy. In Davidson County, that translates to roughly 1,780 residents—neighbors, classmates, coworkers, and family members navigating a condition that can be unpredictable and, at times, deadly.
Community Pastor Aaron Long writes about the need for small churches. They’ve long been the backbone of real community—places where folks aren’t just faces in a crowd, where pastors know your story, and where people actually show up for each other.
Pastor Aaron writes, “Baptism, altar calls and the like aren’t the end goal—they are the starting point of what it means to be a Christian.”
Pastor Aaron writes: Christianity isn’t complicated, people make it so, but it isn’t. There are just two simple rules and if you get them right you got the rest of this. Jesus says everything comes down to loving the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself.
Rev Long writes: Christianity isn’t a political party; it is an all-consuming belief that should change the believer from the inside out.
Davidson County native and publisher Antionette Kerr reflects on faith, love, and laughter as she marks another year around the sun. In her latest column, she shares birthday lessons born of small-town roots, barbecue smoke, and the enduring grace that carries her — raven and all — down life’s backroads.
Inspiring words from Rev. Aaron Long at Paul’s Chapel Evangelical and Reformed Church in Lexington, NC, Davidson County born and bred.
The Southeast Old Threshers’ Reunion takes place July 1–5, 2025 at Denton FarmPark (1072 Cranford Rd, Denton, NC). Gates open at 8 a.m. daily.
Transformation Church NC, just three months old, is hosting its first major fundraiser on Saturday, June 28 to raise money for purchasing its building and to support Pastor Andy Clarke, who is undergoing chemotherapy. The event includes an all-you-can-eat breakfast (7–11 a.m.), a spaghetti dinner (4–7 p.m.), bounce houses for kids, a community yard sale, bake sale, and lemonade stand. Yard sale spot fees and bake sale proceeds will go directly to Pastor Andy and his family. Meals are $10 each, and everyone is invited to come out, eat, shop, and support a growing church and a beloved pastor.
Let’s be honest—biblical dramas usually fall into two camps: reverent to the point of boredom or spicy enough to offend every Sunday school teacher from here to Galilee. Netflix’s House of David manages to split the difference, delivering a dramatized take on one of the Bible’s most fascinating figures—David, the shepherd boy, outcast, turned king, poet, warrior, scandal magnet, and all-around ancient rock star.
Dr. Meeks, the author of A Quilted Life: Reflections of a Sharecropper’s Daughter, will give a public talk on Friday evening, May 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. A book signing and reception will follow in the Parish Hall. The church is located on 419 South Main St. / Lexington, North Carolina 27292.
The first Thursday of May, which is set aside as a National Day of Prayer, is this week. This year the theme is The 2025 theme for the National Day of Prayer is hope – more specifically, “Pour out to the God of hope and be filled,” which is a reference to a Bible verse found in Romans.
The Lexington Flying Pigs are excited to announce the addition of Chris Elliott as the organization’s official Team Chaplain for the 2025 season.
Pursue! Pursue! Pursue! Let us overtake hatred and malice all the mean things that consume the world today. Let us recover all in this year of 2025 that our loving God will be give back to us.
