by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | COVID-19, mental wellness, ministry team
To begin to talk about resilience, Hilda Seidman writes that we “do need to talk about grief and mourning. Grief is the organic process that begins when we experience the acute pain of loss. It is our psyche’s way—its medicine— to deal with the pain. Mourning is...
by admin | Jun 11, 2021 | mental wellness, ministry team, sabbatical
Welcome to week two of our summer sabbatical journey, “Becoming the Beloved Community – Building Spiritual Resiliency.” We had a wonderful start to our journey, with a devotional study exploring grief on Resiliency Thursdays. On Sunday, we welcomed a guest...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | mental health, mental wellness
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and we will observe Mental Health Sunday this Sunday. First Christian seeks to be a support to those facing mental health challenges. We started the journey of what that means some years ago and continue to learn how we as a faith...
by admin | Nov 25, 2020 | mental wellness
In November, several of my friends commit to naming one thing for which they are thankful each day of the month. They tell me this practice of gratitude highlights important relationships and many other gifts life bestows. I have tried this practice this year hoping...
by admin | Nov 13, 2020 | mental health, mental wellness
Twice each year we set aside a Sunday worship service to focus on mental health. The past months since the pandemic began and during the election season, we have experienced significant stressors as a society, which have increased mental illness symptoms for some and...
by admin | Nov 6, 2020 | COVID-19, mental wellness
As I write this, we do not know the results of the presidential election. Perhaps it is fitting for 2020. So much has been disrupted, altered, and become uncertain in the past eight months. We have experienced the stress of a pandemic that has infected over 9.5...
