Phoenix Flies, a city-wide exploration of Atlanta's historic buildings, landscapes and neighborhoods, takes place again this year from March 5 to 22, and NDBC will be featured in the celebration. On Sunday, March 13, at 12:15 p.m.--directly after the worship service in the sanctuary--NDBC member and art historian Jordan Clark will give a tour of our church's richly colored faceted windows. Make plans to participate in the tour and join other Atlantans who will be on hand to learn about our beautiful sanctuary.

The tour is free, but registration is required via EventBrite on this page. Be sure also to visit the Atlanta Preservation Center's Phoenix Flies web page to look over other offerings available for both virtual and in-person participation: http://atlantapreservationcenter.com/phoenix_flies

Begin your 2022 observance of Lent with NDBC's Ash Wednesday service at 6:45 p.m. on March 2 in the sanctuary. Rev. Matt DuVall will preach the homily, followed by the imposition of ashes. The NDBC Sanctuary Choir will present "Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God," by Carl F. Mueller.

The Adult Ed Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Carolyn Ward Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages, at McAfee School of Theology, is our featured Lenten speaker for adult church school. Each Sunday during March she will lecture on that week’s lectionary passage from Psalms.

Dr. deClaissé-Walford is known widely for her scholarship in Psalms and other wisdom literature of the Bible. A member of the editorial board of the journal Review & Expositor for more than 20 years, she is also the Old Testament editor for the Word Biblical Commentary series. She is the author of four books: Reading from the Beginning: The Shaping of the Hebrew Psalter; Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Textbook; Introduction to the Psalms: A Song from Ancient Israel; and the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series' volume on Psalms. She is also the author of numerous published book chapters and journal articles. 

Dr. deClaissé-Walford earned a BA degree in ancient history from California State University, an MA degree in semitic languages and literature from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a PhD in Old Testament from Baylor University. You can learn more on her McAfee faculty web page.

All NDBC adults are encouraged to take the opportunity to hear this world-class scholar. She will be teaching on Sundays at 9 a.m. via Zoom.

MorningStar Children’s Home in Brunswick, Ga.,is one of our NDBC missions partners. This year they are offering Living Lent for Children, a series of devotionals from March 2 through April 15 for anyone who would care to receive a daily email message appropriate for the Lenten season. Pastors from across Georgia, representing a rich and diverse group of congregations, will reflect on the theme “Serving Our Neighbor, Together,” and give a collective call to love, care for, and serve those around us. Sign up to receive these devotions at MorningStar Living Lent.

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Join worship at NDBC this Sunday, in person (please register) or online. Rev. Dr. Priscilla Eppinger will be worship leader, and guest preacher Rev. Matt DuVall will bring the sermon, "Leaving the Mountain." The NDBC Sanctuary Choir will present "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit," in an arrangement by William Henry Smith.

February 27 is Transfiguration Sunday, and the Art & Soul class will study Luke's telling of the story in Luke 9:28-43.

Tim Getsay will facilitate our discussion. The class meets at 9 a.m. via Zoom. If you are joining by phone, you will need the passcode, which is 936319.

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