by lovelylane | Jun 28, 2023 | News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
In just a few short weeks, several of us from Lovely Lane are piling into large ten-passenger vans to travel down to the U.S.-Mexico border where we’ll spend time learning, listening, and seeing the experience at the border. We leave on July 8th early in the morning...
by lovelylane | Jun 28, 2023 | Nourished, Pastor Kristina
Each week the Nourished Spiritual Cultivator sends out a weekly newsletter with the current and upcoming events and happenings. Don’t miss out on an exciting centering topic or a favorite bakery item! To get on the email list, email Spiritual Cultivator Kristina...
by lovelylane | Jun 5, 2023 | Pastor Kristina
This past week I spent a week off to spend time with Audrey as daycare takes a two-week break, in between the school year and the summer program. We played outside, went on walks, went to the infant story hour at the new Marion Public Library, read books at home in...
by lovelylane | Jun 2, 2023 | Iowa Annual Conference News, Pastor Scott
As some of you know, the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church held a special session on May 23rd. This was a session to allow 83 United Methodist churches in Iowa to disaffiliate and begin a new denomination. This is about 11% of the UM churches in...
by lovelylane | May 1, 2023 | Nourished
“I just wanted to offer my thanks and much gratitude on behalf of the women at ICIW for the notes from the Nourished community. The women were very touched. It’s one thing for me to tell them that folks on the outside think about them, care about them, and...
by lovelylane | May 1, 2023 | Pastor Kristina
Things always seem to go wrong at the most inconvenient times, don’t they? You get pulled over for speeding when you’re late dropping your child off to school. You hit all the red lights and then come to locked doors at the post office when you need to get something...
by lovelylane | May 1, 2023 | Pastor Scott
“‘Come, follow me,’ he said, ‘and I’ll show you how to fish for people.'” – Matthew 4:19 (CEB) The summer months are almost here! This wonderful time invites us to enjoy the great outdoors and visit places we have never been. As...
by lovelylane | Apr 5, 2023 | EASTER, Lent, Pastor Kristina
Lent is certainly not the joy and peace of Advent, is it? We just celebrated that time of year it seems like. Christmas carols, movies, chocolates and candy, gift giving, decorating, etc. Lent doesn’t necessarily bring that. This season is the transition to spring as...
by lovelylane | Apr 5, 2023 | EASTER, Pastor Scott
The Love Commandment “I give you a new commandment: Love each another. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other.” – John 13:34 (CEB) This reading from John’s Gospel brings us to the night Jesus gathered with the disciples in the Upper Room. Scripture...
by lovelylane | Mar 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
A recent story on the radio was about a woman trying to save her dog who had fallen into an icy lake. Every time the dog tried to get out, the ice broke and the pooch was back in frigid water again. In her love for the dog, she carefully slid out over the frozen water...
