First Baptist on Fifth

What does it mean to die well — and to walk alongside those who are?
In this episode of the First on Fifth Podcast — part of our special series inspired by the book "Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People," also our fall 2026 sermon series — Pastor Kyle Caudle sits down with Charlie Patrick, a hospital chaplain whose family is an active part of the First on Fifth community, to explore the practice of "Dying Well."
Rooted in Psalm 23 — "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me" — Charlie shares how he brings those words to the bedside, speaking each patient's own name into the psalm, and what nearly two decades of hospital and hospice ministry have taught him: that the end of life can feel like a lonely place, and that the reminder we are not alone is one of the most powerful gifts we can offer.
A tender, honest conversation about grief, presence, and the hope that holds us through every valley.

A sermon preached on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 on Sunday, October 25, 2026, by Emily Hull McGee  with First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, NC

What does it mean to honor the body - to receive our physical selves asfearfully and wonderfully made?
In this episode of the First on Fifth Podcast - part of our special seriesinspired by the book "Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a SearchingPeople," also our fall 2026 sermon series. Pastor Kyle Caudle sits downwith Roper Halverson - a retired nurse, Wake Forest University AthleticsHall of Famer, and longtime Sunday school teacher and choir member at Firston Fifth - to hear her reflections on the practice of "Honoring the Body."
Rooted in Psalm 139 - "I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfullymade" - and Stephanie Paulsell's reflection that honoring the body is"born of the confidence that our bodies are made in the image of God's owngoodness," their conversation moves from the creation story to everydaylife: how we care for ourselves and one another, and what it means totreat the body as a gift.
A grounded, thoughtful conversation about faith, embodiment, and thegoodness of being human.

A sermon preached on John 5:1-9 on Sunday, October 18, 2026, by Emily Hull McGee  with First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, NC

What does it mean to practice our faith — not just believe it, but live it?
In this special series of the First on Fifth Podcast, we explore thespiritual practices that shape a life of faith, inspired by the book"Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People" — also ourfall 2026 sermon series. (You can find those Sunday sermons on this feed, too.)
In this episode, Pastor Kyle Caudle sits down with Sandra Talton — retiredmusic minister and longtime choir member at First on Fifth — to explore thepractice of "Singing Our Lives." Grounded in Colossians 3:16 — "sing psalms,hymns, and spiritual songs to God with gratitude in your hearts" — Sandrashares her lifelong call to music ministry: growing up in a church full ofsong, studying piano at Furman, and finding her way into a life of worship.
A warm, honest conversation about how music forms us, carries us, and givesvoice to what we believe.

A sermon preached on Colossians 3:12-17 on Sunday, October 11, 2026, by David Williamson with First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, NC

A sermon preached on Luke 14:7-24 on Sunday, October 4, 2026, by Emily Hull McGee  with First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, NC

A sermon preached on Acts 4:1-21 on Sunday, September 27, 2026, by Emily Hull McGee  with First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, NC

A sermon preached on Deuteronomy 5:12-15 & Mark 2:23-3:6 on Sunday, September 20, 2026, by Emily Hull McGee with First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, NC

A sermon preached on Deuteronomy 30:15-20 on Sunday, September 13, 2026, by Emily Hull McGee with First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, NC