by lovelylane | Jul 1, 2022 | Lovely Lane News, Pastor Scott
Recent news stories have focused on rising inflation, the January 6th hearings, and the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade. These stories are all worth our careful focus and attention. These stories have further brought out the rising polarization that dominates...
by lovelylane | Jun 2, 2022 | Pastor Scott
I recently finished reading the book, “Leonardo Da Vinci,” by Walter Isaacson. A church member loaned me the book. It was a great read. Isaacson is a super author and he specializes in books that focus on individuals from history. Another excellent book from...
by lovelylane | May 6, 2022 | Pastor Scott
In 1964, the musical group, The Temptations, gave us the classic song, My Girl. In the song, they sang, “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it’s cold outside I’ve got the month of May.” The Temptations are singing about the month of May in this musical piece...
by lovelylane | Apr 6, 2022 | Iowa Annual Conference News, Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Scott, United Methodist News
As Holy Week and Easter approach, I realize that church life might look different next year. As some of you know, our denomination, The United Methodist Church, has been discerning its future for a long time. Our denomination goes back to the life and teachings of...
by lovelylane | Mar 2, 2022 | EASTER, Pastor Scott
This month we move into the season of Lent. Lent is a season of spiritual preparation that leads to Holy Week and Easter. Lent is forty days and forty nights that recalls Jesus’s surrender and retreat into the desert. Whereas Easter rejoices in the resurrected...
by lovelylane | Feb 3, 2022 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Scott
One word that has been on my mind, and probably all of our minds, is “Perseverance.” We have seen the need to persevere during the pandemic, derecho, economic uncertainty, and hiring challenges in the workplace. Perseverance is often defined as a continued...
