by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Dec 15, 2020
There’s nothing quite as special as Christmas Eve services. A darkened sanctuary lit with candles and the singing of Silent Night. The sacred anticipation of “Lessons and Carols.” The joy of a live nativity. The fun of a Christmas pageant. Worship centers crowded with...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Dec 8, 2020
Almost overnight, enchantment stole through my neighborhood and city. Here and there, dotting homes and yards, Christmas lights appeared. A mismatched string of blue and white draped over the fence across the street. A twinkling porch two doors down. A riot of color...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Nov 30, 2020
A few weeks ago, my husband tested positive for COVID. I dropped everything, hurried to the drive through testing site, relinquished my comfort for a long-stick swab of my sinus passages, and prepared for ten days of quarantine at home. Next up was cancelling...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Jun 1, 2020
“What should we focus on during our first Sunday back in the building?” someone recently asked me. “Celebration,” I said, without thinking. “Celebrate who you have become through this pandemic. A crisis of this proportion has expanded your capacity. Own it....
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | May 27, 2020
As churches prepare to re-open, it’s fair to ask if COVID has undone church decline. Over the last two months, your congregation has gone through a transformation. You have created new forms of worship, established new means for people to give, and launched new...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | May 12, 2020
Click here to read Rebekah’s May 12, 2020 article in Guideposts, where she speaks about how to transform fear into faith during the...
