https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:00:20 +0000 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:03:40 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/finding-time-spiritual-growth Is your faith life feeling stagnant? Are you wishing that you had a more active and vibrant faith? Rev. Deb Koster https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/finding-time-spiritual-growth Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:03:40 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/resurrection-power-relationships I grew up with Easter being a holiday to wear a new ruffled dress, a pastel straw bonnet bedecked with ribbons, and my shiny patent leather shoes. I loved hearing the exuberance of the trumpets on Easter morning and the worship service felt special. Deb Koster https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/resurrection-power-relationships Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/celebrating-our-35th-wedding-anniversary-and-how-my In the fall of 1998, I was traveling in a car to attend a marriage conference. As we drove the hour to the hotel, I was sewing jingle bells on the matching clown costumes I was assembling for my three children. Deb Koster https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/celebrating-our-35th-wedding-anniversary-and-how-my Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:09:46 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/preparing-christmas-pandemic “I don't know if I want to hang any decorations this year. I'm not sure I have that much enthusiasm in me.” Deb Koster https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/preparing-christmas-pandemic Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:24:22 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/navigating-lifes-disappointments Many things do not go the way we plan. Rain pours down on your outdoor event. A friend forgets to call when they can't make a meeting. Children act up when you desperately want them to behave. A work obligation derails fun weekend plans. Life is full of disappointments. Deb Koster https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/navigating-lifes-disappointments Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:29:41 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/learning-practice-self-care I looked on my hanging baskets with pity. Their colors were beautiful, but the branches were getting droopy. As I removed them from the hooks, I was astonished how light they were even though they had just been watered yesterday. Deb Koster https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/learning-practice-self-care Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:12:46 +0000