(All photos are credited to: Phil Shoulberg Photography) “Do you think we could borrow your idea about handing out orange ribbons to the congregation for Wear Orange weekend?” That’s how it started. Then one of the members of Churches Together for Justice asked, “But wouldn’t it be cool if we did something together for Wear Orange Sunday? We could have…
Our Selah’s Team Members’ Perspectives on Faith and Mental Health, and Caring for Pastors Our Selah is a Zoom-based, sister ministry of Light for the Darkness (L4TD) that serves clergy. It was created in response to a pastor’s plea and the current state of clergy. According to a 2021 Barna Research study, only 35% of pastors are healthy and almost half…
Waiting for a mental health gem? Wondering how you were going to work on your heart, your mind, and your soul fitness to do your best at the Greatest Commandment? This is it–Living Life. Our new six-week, faith-based, skills support group that Rev. Stephanie Allen (MDiv, MSW) and Kevin Jones (MAC, PLPC) have crafted collaboratively is going to lift people…
In Deuteronomy 24:19-21, the law makes special provision for crops overlooked by harvesters to be left in the fields where they are. Farmers are instructed not to harvest all the way to the edges of their land, so that people who had no crops could find something to eat without having to steal. This provision helps the people of God…
In Sunday’s gospel, John 14:15-21, Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” The GREATEST commandment is ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind–‘ the biggest “to do” of the Christian faith! How many of us hear we need to “work harder” at loving God…
Why are mental health awareness and mental health care important? While 14k die in the US from hunger each year, approximately 8 million die from mental health variances yearly, but this is not something we talk about. 67 percent of the homeless have mental health variances; if we can help stabilize people before they lose their homes, we are preventing homelessness instead…
May Mental Health Awareness Blogs brought to you by Light 4 the Darkness The Uninvited Guest just appears–entitled, bossy and ever so critical. They follow me incessantly, like flies on dung, and know just what to say to keep me isolated: “It’s warm here in bed and you can’t make things worse from here. You’ll have to contrive a smile…
Ken Ellingwood To Talk About His Recent Book On Elijah Lovejoy, Martyr for Abolitionism & Freedom of the Press Author Ken Ellingwood is coming to town to speak about his recent book on Elijah Lovejoy, First to Fall. The event will be at Faith Des Peres Presbyterian Church on April 23, 2023, at 2:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served.…
Have fun serving God while in fellowship with Church friends! Overnight or One-Day Mission Trip for Youth (going into 6th grade through graduating seniors). Do you love campfires and smores or just want to put your hands and heart to good use for your neighbors? The Presbyterian Church of Washington is hosting a Youth Mission Trip to Bethels Hills in…
”And suddenly there was a great earthquake…” (the rolling of the stone from the tomb, Matthew 28:2) “I have seen the Lord!’ (Mary Magdalene to the disciples, John 20:18) “Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’” (Matthew 28:9) “Reach out your hand and put it in my side!” (Jesus to Thomas, John 20:27) Jesus “breathed on them and said to…