In January of this year, there was a distinct weight. Perhaps you felt it, too? I texted a friend, “I think I am hitting a pandemic wall.” I felt strangely alone or at least, lonely. A profound sense of isolation began to set in. As shadows of past memories resurfaced, the inner dialogue of self-doubt […]
Easter
Resurrection by Rev. Megan Snell
Church done well can be a community of support and hope. Church can provide people with a sense of inclusion, identity and purpose. Church can be a place of resurrection. In my own ministry and preaching, I endeavor to remind people who they are (created, known, beloved), whose they are (God’s), and what they are […]
TRAUMATIC LOSS: Holy Week’s Lament
25 “For [j]what I fear comes upon me,And what I dread befalls me.26 “I am not at ease, nor am I quiet,And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.”(Job 3:25-26) (TRIGGER WARNING) TRAUMATIC LOSS: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Traumatic grief /bereavement is defined as when there is a death […]