The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Janee Angel who serves among internationals and refugees in Antwerp, Belgium. You can learn more about her ministries and support her work at www.cbf.net/angel. Grief is a process and death is still very fresh on my mind. In July, I traveled back to the States in the … Continue reading
By Andy Hale When I was a child, I was petrified of the dark. I can distinctly remember waking up at night, terrorized in my bed, as I convinced myself that shadows and objects were something awful. You can’t tell me that you never woke up at night, saw a belt on the carpet, convincing … Continue reading
By Laura Stephens-Reed For many pastors September is the month when they begin looking toward Advent. The program year is underway, the stewardship team has begun its work, and the music director is requesting seasonal themes in order to select appropriate pieces and prepare the choir to sing them. That means there’s space and impetus … Continue reading
By Melody Harrell We were supposed to be talking about COVID-19 and were already thick in the weeds of overwhelm, like every conversation about this global pandemic goes. But after a few minutes of processing out loud, our conversation turned to something else. A potential encounter in this unmatched shared experience—resilience. What is it? Who … Continue reading
By Andy Hale The great Henri Nouwen, in his work Out of Solitude, wrote: The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality … Continue reading
