May
18
Remembering the Memorial Service pt.5
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I’ll wrap this 5 parter up with this…The Comfort of Friends.
Like I said earlier, I wanted people to see the comfort of God’s hand in the midst of such daunting circumstances and the two ways that are most visible are through Scripture and through Friends. These kinds of circumstances really do clarify and define things, […]
May
11
Remembering the Memorial Service pt.3
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Structure.
It had to be right…the service had to allow us to grieve and to worship, to cry and to hope, to love and to let go. I wanted the service to have a rhythm, to carry us.
In this time our souls were downcast and there was turmoil within us…yet we are to hope in God; […]
May
8
Remembering the Memorial Service pt.1
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Enough time has passed since we held the memorial service for Owen…not enough time to dry up every tear, but enough time to make remembering and now sharing the evening possible.
It was a beautiful night. There were moments when God’s goodness was as thick as the air in August. For those of you who could […]