By Kathy Berken On Deck When my 16-year-old granddaughter Anna asked me to be her confirmation sponsor earlier this year, …Read More
Being a long-distance confirmation sponsor
Category: Features
Accompanying Dad on his final journey – View from the Treehouse
By Barb Arland-Fye Faith on the Journey Dad seemed preoccupied when we arrived at my parents’ home on a Saturday …Read More
Raising awareness about hospice and palliative care
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to raise awareness about care for people coping with life-limiting …Read More
‘Jesus, I surrender to you!’: A heart surgery patient’s journey
By Diane Oetken VanDuzen Guest Column I stepped out of the stuffy waiting room into the coolness of the hospital …Read More
Dying leaves mark the path to beauty of the soul
By Jenna Ebener A reflection I love the fall. I live in Colorado for a reason; I can never get …Read More
Entering ‘the cloud of witnesses’
By Hal Green Pondering Prayer Whenever you pray, you enter into what has been called “the cloud of God,” as …Read More
Blessing each other without crosses
By Kathy Berken On Deck Decades ago, I attended a social-justice-immersion retreat in Rochester, New York, and participated in a …Read More