by lovelylane | Dec 4, 2021 | Christmas/Advent, Pastor Scott
My favorite holiday movie is “Miracle on 34th Street.” I love the older version of the film from 1947 as well as the newer one from 1994. There’s something about this movie that gets me in the right mood this time of year. Most of us have a favorite holiday movie,...
by lovelylane | Nov 16, 2021 | Health and Wholeness, Lovely Lane News
As spring and summer are completed and we enter autumn, we anticipate winter ahead in all its glory! We look forward to beautiful snow scenery and sledding or snowmobiling. But many of us feel that the best of 2021 is behind us. As with life in general and we look to...
by lovelylane | Nov 16, 2021 | Nourished, Pastor Kristina
Pastor Kristina & Nourished were featured in an article in a publication “Weekly 360°” E-mailed on 10/22/21 by the Iowa Conference of the UMC. Read the entire article here.
by lovelylane | Nov 16, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, Pastor Kristina
When my husband and I moved to Cedar Rapids over a year ago, we quickly got involved with Advocates For Social Justice and the Sunrise Movement. These people I have met have continually challenged me to think more concretely about my actions and my influence in the...
by lovelylane | Nov 16, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, Pastor Scott
Many of us learned how to pray during our childhood years. We were taught to put our hands together before a meal, bedtime, and or a big decision to make. We learned that prayer is talking to God. And of course, we could talk to God anytime we want. We could pray to...
by lovelylane | Oct 8, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements
New Children’s Book in the Church Library: “What Is GOD Like?” by Rachel Held Evans & Matthew Paul Turner From the publisher: “The late, beloved Rachel Held Evans answers a child’s first question about God in this gorgeous picture book, fully realized by her...
by lovelylane | Oct 8, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
I love this time of year. Fall is certainly one of my favorite seasons. I’m not particularly a fan of hot and humid weather. This crisp weather brings out our sweaters, blankets, and all things pumpkin. While shopping through Target, Walmart, Hy-Vee, etc., it isn’t...
by lovelylane | Oct 1, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Scott
The Emmy Awards were recently on television. The awards are given out to individuals for their accomplishments in front of the camera and behind the camera on our popular television shows. Big winners this year included persons connected to shows like Ted Lasso, The...
by lovelylane | Aug 6, 2021 | Health and Wholeness
Although I haven’t wanted to get on a roller coaster for decades, I feel like I’m on one a lot of the time. With the availability of the Covid vaccine, I felt the exhilaration of making it up a steep climb, followed by a terrifying drip and then the...
by lovelylane | Aug 6, 2021 | Pastor Kristina
Just a few weeks ago, I received a text message from my dad which read, “Welcome to the world, dear child of wisdom, beloved child of God, baby Sophia!” My sister had given birth to their baby girl Sophia Jo, my niece, my parent’s first grandbaby, on...
