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This is us shortly after checking into the Marriott at Center City in Newport News, Va., for the First Baptist Church of Glenarden’s 2010 Couples Retreat – “Love Beyond Limits: Igniting the Intimacy.”
There was one session Thursday night, and an assignment was waiting in our room when we returned. We each had to reflect on our wedding day and wedding night, and share our version of events. It was nice to go back and remember some details you might’ve forgotten, and some of the emotions of that day/night.
Later, we’ll provide a summary of some “firestarters” we learned this weekend!
He’s a renowned pastor at the height of his career, heading a congregation of middle- to upper-class black professionals. The church is bulging and he’s building a boys’ school in “the ’hood.”
But then the unthinkable happens: His high school sweetheart and wife of 15 years dies unexpectedly, leaving him alone with the ministry and a 14-year-old son. He must go on, but doesn’t know how to re-enter the dating game. Plenty of women are lining up because he’s such a “good catch.” Meanwhile, his son shuts down on him.
“The Second First Lady” is the story of Clairmont Jenkins, a recently-widowed 40-year-old pastor in a small Florida town. Clairmont is a progressive preacher with a sincere desire to do God’s will and make a difference, but his wife’s death throws a wrench in his plans. He must learn how to date again and be a single parent, while figuring out what God wants him to do for the congregation and the community.
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