Heading into Lent

So the Epiphany season is over and now we move into Lent.  Why am I so tired all of a sudden?  It seems that February was extremely demanding with Lenten preparations, our congregational devotional, an invitational brochure we prepared to invite people to Lenten worship and the monthly newsletter.  I had wanted to take aContinue reading "Heading into Lent"

Darkness in the Light

I attended the Epiphany service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Canton on Thursday evening, January 6th (ours at Covenant was in the morning).  I heard a friend and colleague of mine, Pastor Kimberly Vaughn preach for the very first time.  By the end of the sermon she had the congregation eating out of her hand! Continue reading "Darkness in the Light"

Happy New Year

We are on the precipice of 2011.  It’s time to make resolutions.  This is a challenge for many people, myself included.  Part of the reason is that it seems like such a futile exercise, yet I’ve read that although people more often break resolutions than not, they are also 10 times more likely to achieveContinue reading "Happy New Year"