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Left and Right

Here at SFC we don’t all think alike,  but we think.  We don’t all vote alike, but we vote.  We don’t all believe the same things, but we share about those beliefs.  It has been a hard season here, sharing deeply in our anger, fear, and isolation....

Nourishing our Souls with Art

This week I got to attend a Poetry Party as part of UMC LEAD, a conference I was speaking at in Charlotte, NC. In the midst of hearing speakers and learning about new aspects of ministry, it was so lovely to have time just to nourish our souls.  I could feel myself...

Connections to the Past

When I was a youth I had amazing experiences through my church. I got to participate in youth Sundays, attend retreats, gather with other kids every week to learn about God, and go on mission trips with my peers. It was with my youth group that I learned to be a...

Finding Empathy

A lot of my world is PTA meetings, hanging out with moms, and volunteering in the local schools.  This means that a high percentage of my social media circle is made up of parents, from this current context and from the places where we have lived before.  Lately there...

New Year

I just published the calendar for SFC for January. It is the first time since we started our main gatherings that they are the only thing on the docket for January.  No hikes, book clubs, small groups, or service projects.  We are taking a handful of middle girls on...