Nurture Faith

Welcome

As Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, I am glad that you are spending the next few minutes nurturing your faith.

Dr. Doug Hood

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Keep the Door Open

The following meditation was written by Dr. Bruce Main, President and Founder of Urban Promise Ministries in New Jersey. “Look! I’m doing a new thing….” Isaiah 43:19a (Common English Bible) “You gotta keep the door open.” Evidently my body language suggested I wasn’t completely understanding her comment. “You know,” she clarified. “It’s the heart. You’ve…

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Your Frayed Edges

The following meditation was written by Rev. Dr. Greg Rapier, pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, California “Lord, remember what the Edomites did on Jerusalem’s dark day: ‘Rip it down, rip it down! All the way to its foundations!’ they yelled. Daughter Babylon, you destroyer, a blessing on the one who pays you back the…

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A Service Call or a Prayer?

The following meditation was written by Rev. Dr. Greg Rapier, pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, California “Praise God with the blast of the ram’s horn! Praise God with lute and lyre! Let every living thing praise the Lord!” (Psalm 150:3, 6 Common English Bible) A friend of mine called a plumber once about a…

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What People Are Saying

“I lead a weekly men’s “breakfast” fellowship.  These days it is on Zoom rather than in a restaurant, and that works out well since a few of our members are not in the area.

Not infrequently my lesson or devotional is reading something you have written.  This morning’s was “Love Me Anyway” .

Using my very limited Zoom meeting hosting skills, I started the lesson by “sharing” my screen with a music video of Pink and Chris Stapleton singing the song, where the video portion showed the lyrics.  Then I read your lesson.  It was very moving and effective and sparked a really useful (and fairly lengthy – for us anyway) conversation about God’s love.

I just wanted you to know how much your inspired writings open our minds and hearts to understand more about God and our relationship with him.  Thank you.”

Dan

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About Me

I have been the Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida since 2012. I hold a Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. I was the Moderator of the Presbytery of Tropical Florida and was a commissioner to my denomination’s General Assembly in 2014 and 2016. I am the author of several books including Nurture Faith: Five Minute Meditations to Strengthen Your Walk with Christ. I am married to Grace and have two children, Nathanael and Rachael.