by lovelylane | Dec 5, 2020 | Lovely Lane News, Pastor Scott
I have always been intrigued with “oxymorons.” Oxymorons are figures of speech that combine normally contradictory terms such as “good grief,” “small crowd,” “original copy,” and “clearly confused.” Many of these oxymorons are found in the midst of the Christmas...
by lovelylane | Nov 5, 2020 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements
(approved by Ad Council and shared during Lovely Lane’s 10/18/20 Charge Conference) 1) Remain a church focused on mission and outreach to others. We are in the midst of a pandemic and a building project. We don’t want to lose focus on the need to lift up those around...
by lovelylane | Nov 5, 2020 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
Since March when we went into this pandemic, we have had very little socialization with others as we worked from home, wore masks, socially distanced ourselves, and did not get together with friends. In the midst of all of that, many of us, if not at some point all of...
by lovelylane | Nov 5, 2020 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Scott
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness doesn’t extinguish the light” – John 1:5 (CEB) Last year the word “existential” was the Dictionary.com Word of the Year. The word inspires us to ask big questions about “who we are” and “what our purpose is” in the...
by lovelylane | Oct 9, 2020 | News and Announcements
My position here at Lovely Lane is split halftime with Matthew 25, where I serve as a spiritual cultivator, planting a diverse progressive community of faith. Matthew 25 is a non-profit organization on the west side of the Cedar River that does work primarily in the...