While things slow down around the church in August, the truth is, plans are in process and work continues. The pastor is working on a slate of bible study and reflection opportunities to present in the Fall after Labor Day. Weddings are taking place (congrats Blair and Norbert!), trustees are overseeing property, deacons are overseeing [...]
August in Washington. It’s hot. The politicians finally leave and return to wherever they came from. People take vacations and we at Riverside resign ourselves to a less complicated schedule of things to do. No deacon or trustees meetings. No Koinonia lunch. Even bible study takes a break in August. That said, we do continue [...]
We have all seen the movie or television show where someone is in a coma. Maybe the character was in a car accident or suffered a stroke. These shows can be quite intense as we empathize with the family surrounding the hospital bed of their loved one, waiting to see if they will ever talk [...]
