by admin | Feb 22, 2023 | community
The scriptures for Lent present people who are seeking. They seek a new beginning, changes in their life, deeper faith, and more. Like the people in the scriptures, we also are seeking many things: direction, peace, justice, connection, comfort, our calling, the holy....
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 | Jan 15, 2021 | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), prayer, social justice
This week we share with you a message from the Reverend Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US and Canada. Dear Disciples: Here at the beginning of a new year, there is no doubt that our church – as...
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...