By Rev. Nani Arning “A comfort zone is a beautiful place but nothing ever grows there.” This quote struck me as absolute truth when it has come to ministry. It’s comfortable to be in a place where I know what to do and how to do it, until it’s challenged. Life is about growth and … Continue reading Reflections on Five Years of Sacred Stones Ministries
Meditations to Help You Re-Connect with God
It's the most wonderful time of the year... unless you're knee-deep in end-of-year reports and business meetings, up to your ears in events for children and youth, swamped with worship planning for a dozen special services (each with their own sacred cows), and managing your own family of origin stresses and dysfunctions at the same … Continue reading Meditations to Help You Re-Connect with God
Ash Wednesday: The Gift of Disillusionment, by Rev. Kerry
Homily shared at the noon Ash Wednesday service at Lakewood United Methodist Church, February 10, 2016, by Rev. Kerry Greenhill Psalm 51:1-17 We live in a culture that does not encourage truth-telling. There is so much more pleasure in a well-told story, whether in a novel or on TV or in a theater, with linear … Continue reading Ash Wednesday: The Gift of Disillusionment, by Rev. Kerry
Hold My Hand in Weakness by Rev. Nani Arning
Lord God, you are my strength. Hold my hand in my weakness and teach my heart to fly. With you, there's nothing to fear, nothing to worry about. Hold me tight in your embrace, so that I can be stronger than the challenges in my life. Amen. (from Alive Now Facebook page) This week, our family of … Continue reading Hold My Hand in Weakness by Rev. Nani Arning
