by admin | Jul 30, 2020 | COVID-19
Prayer for All Who Worry from Cameron Bellm’s book, A Consoling Embrace: Prayers for a time of pandemic When Jesus told us not to worry, did he know about this? About our businesses closed, our rent past due, our utility bills in a towering unpaid stack? Did he know...
by admin | Jul 3, 2020 | COVID-19, mental health, mental wellness
When our state first went under stay at home orders in March, none of us could have imagined that over three months later our state would be the hotbed of rising coronavirus cases. We could not have imagined the stress on our healthcare workers, chaplains, and other...
by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | COVID-19, racism
Guest Note from The Rev. Janis Brown: A Change is Gonna Come – Will this be the moment? In 1964 Sam Cooke released “A Change is Gonna Come,” a song inspired by him being turned away from a “whites only” motel in Louisiana. Cooke felt compelled to write a song...
by admin | May 21, 2020 | COVID-19
Weariness. It’s the theme I notice as I speak to different members of our congregation, colleagues, and friends this week. A tiredness and fatigue with our current situation that seems to change daily and yet remains the same. Having spent more time in our home...
by admin | May 15, 2020 | COVID-19
I pray this message finds you well and committed to keeping you and your loved ones healthy. As a community of faith, that is also one of our top priorities. Thus, we will continue to meet virtually even as our state completes its stay at home orders this Friday. I...
