by lovelylane | Jan 4, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Scott
The religious landscape of our country continues to evolve. In Pew Research Surveys that took place in 2018 and 2019, 65% of American adults describe themselves as Christian, down 12% over the past decade. At the same time, the religiously unaffiliated (the “nones”)...
by lovelylane | Dec 5, 2020 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
I felt a call into ministry for ten years before accepting my call five years ago. I first felt my call into ministry in middle school and wrestled with it all throughout college and beginning my career as a teacher. Questions and fears swept through my mind during...
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 ScottM | Oct 9, 2020 | Pastor Scott
As we all know, 2020 is a year we will never forget. With the pandemic, Derecho, conversations about race and class, as well as a Presidential election, there is so much going on. And with the news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recent passing, we take time to celebrate her...
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...
by lovelylane | Oct 9, 2020 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements
The Memorial Service for Dean Lanning took place on September 24, 2020, at Lovely Lane, and was recorded. Video Recording Obituary Personal messages to the Lanning family may be sent to:...
by lovelylane | Oct 3, 2020 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Scott
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart” – Proverbs 3:5 (CEB) Eleanor Roosevelt once remarked that “one’s philosophy is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves . . . and the choices we make are ultimately our...
