Week 2 – December 7 – Liberty and Justice for All? Reflector: Jean Hodges Galatians 3:28 — There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. A Time to Become We live in toxic […]
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Week 2 – December 6 – Liberty and Justice for All? Reflector: Taken from the United Methodist Bishops’ Launch of Dismantling Racism On June 19th of this year the bishops of the United Methodist Church launched a new mission initiative – Dismantling Racism: Pressing on to Freedom. This initiative was launched in response to the […]
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Welcome to the second week of the 2020 Advent Devotional with daily reflections written by members and staff of First United Methodist Church. This year has been unprecedented and indeed, as the theme of our devotional suggests, we are Facing the Challenge of Change. Early on in the pandemic, there was discussion of doing a […]
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Week 1 – December 5 – Surviving the Pandemic Reflector: Beth Hayward At the end of February, 2020, Dick and I moved to Frasier Meadows. We expected the extra socializing and many activities would improve Dick’s dementia. Opportunities beckoned. Then the Pandemic. Total ISOLATION. No activities. No pool. No classes. No library. No dining. All […]
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Week 1 – December 4 – Surviving the Pandemic Reflector: Rosalee Blake I entered the pandemic shutdown already in the midst of change. I had just retired March 1, 2020, when the news about the spread of Covid-19 was becoming ominous and frightening. At a time when I had hoped to be reflecting on the […]
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Week 1 – December 3 – Surviving the Pandemic Reflector: Bob Carr I had COVID-19 over a 15-day period in March of 2020. The middle 5 days of my illness were the worst. I was coughing a lot, my fever spiked to a high of 103 every day, and I started having headaches. I was […]
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Week 1 – December 2 – Surviving the Pandemic Reflector: Jennie Elliott This pandemic has been a time that has forced us to adapt and grow. In fact, I’m encouraged by the creativity and growth I see in the world. Don’t get me wrong — I’d rather NOT have to go through a pandemic, but […]
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Week 1 – December 1 – Surviving the Pandemic Reflector: Tanner Lewis I had to leave my construction job due to virus concerns because I worked closely with a workforce that was always changing. At work one day, I was surprised when another worker started talking about COVID being a farce. It was very concerning, […]
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Week 1 – November 30 – Surviving the Pandemic Reflector: Glenna Briant My husband and I survived COVID-19. Did we get it at the grocery store, because we were both sick at two days interval? Not being able to walk from the bedroom to the kitchen, not being able to breathe with ease much less […]
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Week 1 – November 29 – Surviving the Pandemic Reflector: Youth Group Discussion with Connie Takamine This year we are trying something new. We felt it was important to have input from all folks of all ages. We have tried to recruit youth writers in the past, but they are busy and such an assignment […]
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