Apr 26, 2019
By Katrina Goodrich The past month or two have been a struggle for the midwest. In Nebraska this spring, a record amount of snowfall turned our serene valleys and plains into flooded heartache. Whole communities and towns were underwater and/or cut off from outside aid due to flooding or severe infrastructure deterioration. Livelihoods, passed down through...
Mar 20, 2019
By Pat Williams SDB Church, Boulder, CO A recent article in a healthcare magazine stated that “Creative play is a way to bring more relaxation, creative problem-solving, and focus into our busy days.” Our Craft Fellowship has found this to be SO true. About a year ago, a group of ladies from our church who like to do handwork projects decided to get together to...
Feb 20, 2019
By Katrina Goodrich Recently I was scrolling across my Facebook feed, as one does, and came across a plea for help from an old friend from college. She had recently given birth to her second child and was asking for ideas. She was not producing enough milk for her baby and her infant was allergic the different types of formula they had tried. One of her local...
Jan 29, 2019
Submit Nominations for the Robe of Achievement and WISE Award The Recognitions committee of the Women’s Board would like to encourage you to submit your nominations for the Robe of Achievement or a Women In Service Everywhere Award. The purpose of the Robe of Achievement is to honor a woman who has had an influence or contributed “beyond the limits of her own...
Jan 29, 2019
By Katrina Goodrich Building Relationships Sometimes the best laid plans get put on hold or temporarily interrupted. There is truth in the old adage that man plans and God laughs. I am still intent on highlighting different community services and actions going on throughout our denomination this year. However, I had intended that those articles actually be...
Dec 26, 2018
By Katrina Goodrich “Various measures indicate that Americans remain deeply interested in connecting with God, but fewer and fewer retain enthusiasm about doing so in a conventional church setting or through long-standing religious institutions. Millions of Americans are currently marking time until new, more appealing avenues of faith expression and experience...