I recently finished the Healing Path course for the second time, but I often find myself freezing up when people ask me what I got out of it. I have had few experiences as life changing, and yet the impact of this ministry often feels hard to put into words.
This year, one of the more...
If you’re new to The River, you may know me as that lady who works at Cityteam, but I’ve only worked there for a couple years.
Previously, my life was devoted to education. I spent close to thirty years going to college, getting a teaching credential, teaching elementary...
She stands in front of the supermarket and asks if I can spare some change. I’ve seen her before in the neighborhood. She may be developmentally disabled and lives in one of the local board and care homes, where she gets food, lodging, supervision, and a small allowance...
I think my life might have been changed by a movie this year. A movie I watched—and then experienced.
Last fall, at a retreat for Christian leaders, I watched what started out as the slowest movie ever. Babette’s Feast is set in the nineteenth century on the northern...