Ah. Valentine’s Day. Love is everywhere. And so is loneliness. And if you feel lonely in the season of love, ironically, you are not alone. Researchers say that one out of ten Americans say they feel isolated and alone all or most of the time. In 2017 former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called loneliness a “growing health epidemic.” And in the UK loneliness is so prevalent that the government now has a Minister of…
The death of a beloved is an amputation.—CS Lewis As we wrapped up 2018, our coastal congregation was rocked by…
It’s basic. Everyone wants to be better, do better, look better, feel better. But when we look back at 2018…
In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. Then…