C08: The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C (2022)
January 10, 2022
“When I was growing up, we would often go to my grandparents’ house in South Carolina for a week or so in the summer time,” begins Kristin Adkins Whitesides, pastor of First Baptist Church, Winchester,...
B18: Palm/Passion Sunday, Year B (2021)
March 22, 2021
“When I moved to Winchester, Virginia, I learned very quickly how much my town loves a good parade. For a whole weekend we celebrate as the Apple Blossom Festival shuts down banks and schools and...
B16: The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year B (2021)
March 8, 2021
“My dad and I would always laugh about one of the strangest dinners we ever shared,” begins Kristin Adkins Whitesides, pastor of First Baptist Church in Winchester, Virginia. “After we ordered delicious food and were...
A22: The Third Sunday of Easter, Year A (2020)
April 20, 2020
Rev. Dr. Kristin Adkins-Whitesides, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Winchester, Virginia, says, “Sometimes we miss Easter or only just catch a glimpse of it before it is gone. We need more time to digest...
Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “Heaven helps those who help themselves,” says Rev. Dr. Kristin Adkins Whitesides, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Winchester, Virginia. The self-help industry is worth about $10 billion according to...