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The One Day Ahead God of Us All by Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

May 17, 2021 By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

I will admit that the past 14 months have been the toughest months of my ministry and marriage. I am hanging on but most days, it has felt like I am barely hanging on.   I was ordained in June and married in November, 1985. I made vows to Jesus and Susan within five months […]

Filed Under: Community, COVID-19, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Recovery, UCC, United Church of Christ

Pandemic Walls: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and Isolation by Jennifer Stuart

March 29, 2021 By Jennifer Stuart

In January of this year, there was a distinct weight. Perhaps you felt it, too? I texted a friend, “I think I am hitting a pandemic wall.” I felt strangely alone or at least, lonely. A profound sense of isolation began to set in. As shadows of past memories resurfaced, the inner dialogue of self-doubt […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, Easter, Hope, Lent, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

On the River by Lisa LeSueur

March 15, 2021 By Rev. Lisa LeSueur

It is hard to believe that we are once again in the midst of Lent, a time of deep contemplation and spiritual renewal. Last year, Ash Wednesday would be one of the last services held at church with people in attendance, before we would be forced into a “new normal” that required social distancing and […]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, self care, UCC, United Church of Christ

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