This week is the one year anniversary of our collective lives changing due to COVID-19. Even if your congregation is meeting in-person, likely it does not look the same as it did in February of 2020… not to mention the other ways our lives have changed. What follows is a Service of Lament I’ll be […]
Those moments of hugs and happy tears and celebration are not the end of the story. Yes, reunions are almost always joyful, but the day-to-day and week-to-week reintegration… is often rather different, and just-as-often kept quiet.
Tomorrow marks my third anniversary as the Senior Minister of Rolling Oaks Christian Church… which makes it devastatingly fitting to share this news today… Dear ROCC Community & Friends, It is with heavy hearts yet hopeful spirits that we share the news that April 4, 2021 – Easter Sunday – will be the final service […]
Many things are out of our control, which makes getting a handle on the things we can control that much more important. Parenting isn’t just about making sure our kids show up to school every day; parenting is about helping them learn to navigate change, guiding them through whatever life throws at them. The older they get, the more hands-off we are, though we’re always available to talk things through. As a family, we approach every transition as an opportunity for growth… that doesn’t mean we like it, but if we can’t change it, we’ll absolutely make the best of it.
Planning even with a cloud is an act of hope, an act of resurrection, an act of resistance. Sure, things might need to change, but we look ahead anyway. How can we not?
