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Words of Encouragement

March 15, 2020 By Rev. Alan Johnson

Many words have been written to address the uncertainty we are experiencing as we live into the presence of the coronavirus in the world. Our routine congregational life has been disturbed. Our customary routines to keep our community bonds strong are unraveling. Our Sunday worship services, committee and board meetings, support groups, fellowship gatherings, faith […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Community, COVID-19 Tagged With: 2 Timothy 1:7, Alan Johnson, Anxiety, Balance, Coronavirus, Encouragement, mental health, mental health crisis, Mental Health Network, United Church of Christ

A Witness to Recovery

June 24, 2019 By Bob Griggs

As rubber duckies go, the one in the above photograph is not very impressive. It’s undersized and, when floating in the bath tub, it has a pronounced list to the left. I’m not even sure of its provenance. I assume it belonged to one of our children, maybe passed down from one to the other, […]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Recovery Tagged With: 2 Corinthians 5:17, Bob Griggs, experience, joy, mental health crisis, purpose, recovery, rubber duckies, vitality, witness

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