by Jan Kern | Jan 20, 2018 | Coaching, Cultivate, Deepen
We can hardly help it. The calendar turns not only to a new month but to a new year. We move from a month of busy Christmas celebrations into a vista of 365 open days. Perhaps we see a new slate or canvas, and we are nudged to dream a bit, to hope. Planner-lover or...
by Sarah Bond | Feb 24, 2017 | Cultivate, Deepen
Lent wasn’t something I knew as a child. But Easter was. And Easter has been a sacred, community experience from as early as I can remember. Looking back, I see my journey with Easter celebrations has been solidly anchored in lessons of serving, justice, and...
by Jan Kern | Jan 14, 2017 | Deepen
Sometimes, maybe more than sometimes, we feel stuck. Could it be that it’s exactly the right place for us to be? I know, how could I say that? It’s not comfortable. It’s frustrating and disheartening. It messes with our emotions and desires and where we thought we...
by Sarah Bond | Dec 27, 2016 | Cultivate, Deepen
“I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on...
by Jan Kern | Dec 4, 2016 | Cultivate, Deepen
I tug the ribbons loose on a Christmas box I labeled long ago, “Nativity Sets and Other Often-Used Decorations.” I always open this box first. Inside is a nativity set I’ll arrange across the top of our upright piano and several smaller sets that also have their...
by Sarah Bond | Sep 15, 2016 | Courage, Deepen
In her book, Wild and Free, Jess Connolly describes a dream she received. In this dream, she and a friend stand over her concrete planter box, one filled with only deadpan soil and rocks. As she watches the soil, vibrant, colorful flowers and lush foliage begin...
