Choosing Joy Can we really ‘choose joy’? I have identified with news articles and personal posts regarding the exhaustion of many people. There has been reports of the ‘great resignation’ and people leaving ministry due to burnout. The pandemic has its second anniversary this month and for many of us, we want it to be […]
Welcome September
Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up. Can’t you see it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland Isaiah 43:18-19 Welcome to September Messy Friends The turning of the seasons always causes me to reflect. […]
Welcome to February…take Courage!
February has arrived whether we are ready or not. How did January fly by so quickly…? I still haven’t written down my goals for 2021! Although my goals are not written down, I have discovered my 2021 guide word…Courage. “Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take COURAGE.” Psalm 27:14 Many of […]
Holding Space for a Broken Heart
A Reflection from Roberta Egli, a native Oregonian The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,because the LORD has anointed me;he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,to bind up the brokenhearted…to comfort all who mourn;to provide for those who mourn in Zion—to bestow a garland of beauty instead of ashes,the […]