Next Sunday's message will explore what it means to live with open hands and a full heart and the nexus between generosity and purpose, not just in our lives only but the community also, and the world at large.

Rev. Rick Barlow is ordained clergy of American Baptist Churches USA. He serves as the Planned Giving Representative for the American Baptist Foundation. He lives in Lake Forest Park with his wife, with whom he shares three daughters and a son. Included among the many community boards on which he has served, is Rainbow Lodge, where he and Beth Wilson developed a great friendship.