by lovelylane | Dec 8, 2025 | Pastor Kristina
With the itinerant system in the United Methodist Church, pastors tend to move throughout their career to different churches that can use their gifts. As a pastor’s kid in the UMC, we moved a lot, and I will say it was always hard. Change has always been a hard thing...
by lovelylane | Jul 23, 2025 | Nourished, Pastor Kristina
Nourished Centering is now taking place at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 1340 3rd Ave. SE in Cedar Rapids. They will be meeting in the Art room on the 3rd floor, on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:00 pm. Nourished is no longer meeting at the home of Pastor...
by lovelylane | Jun 5, 2025 | Pastor Kristina
“You can make a difference.” I’ve heard that phrase a lot throughout my life, and I’ve often wondered if I truly can make a difference as just one person. I’ve never gotten involved in legislative change in either the United Methodist Church or on a political level....
by lovelylane | May 5, 2025 | Pastor Kristina
Transitions and change are always hard. When I was a child, I used to get really emotional if I came home from school and my mom had rearranged the living room furniture. As time has gone on, my husband has learned to give me a heads up if he moves furniture around...
by lovelylane | Apr 1, 2025 | Pastor Kristina
We are in the midst of our Lenten season as we enter into the season of Spring and the fast-approaching month of April. Throughout our Lenten series in the Nourished community, we have been reflecting on themes in “The Risk of Being Woke” by Curtiss Paul DeYoung. This...
by lovelylane | Mar 1, 2025 | Nourished, Pastor Kristina
The word “woke” has been a word that has flown around the media and in circles working for racial and social justice. You can simply Google the word, “woke,” and you’ll find quite a few definitions and understandings. You’ll find the idea of emerging from a state of...
