South Elkhorn Blog

As a foster parent, I know that timelines are… flexible. Part of the calling to this work is preparing your heart and mind for the unexpected, for the impossible, for the “wait, that’s not how we planned it!” So it shouldn’t have come as any surprise that the same dexterity and flexibility would be called for working with Kentucky Refugee Ministries. And yet, we all get our hopes and expectations set on how things are

The last Michael’s Musings I sent out was in July. Since then, some of you thought you’d been dropped from the email list. But it’s not you. It’s me. My emotional and creative bandwidth was running low… maybe even running out. I felt it, even if I couldn’t admit it. I was soul-tired. Perhaps you know the feeling. Perhaps you’re living the feeling. When I preached on Selah: Reclaiming Rest in August, I was preaching to me…

POSITIVE COVID DIAGNOSIS Thank you for masking during Sunday worship with such Christian love for one another. This week we learned that someone who attended church later tested positive for COVID. This person had no symptoms, masked, and maintained physical distance during worship on Sunday. Thankfully, this person is also vaccinated and their current symptoms are mild. Our shared efforts to stay home when we have symptoms, mask in the building, maintain wider rows in

In this Update: Updated Guidelines summarized Thank you to Morganne Brackney and Task Force. The Healthy at Church Task Force would like to thank our ministers, Church staff, Church members, and guests for their cooperation and vigilance during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are pleased to report that we are not aware of any incidences of COVID-19 being contracted at South Elkhorn worship services or events. This is certainly reflective of the dedication and hard work of everyone. We are thrilled to resume in-person worship and

As a pastor, Mother’s Day has always sat uncomfortably with me. Not because I don’t appreciate and want to celebrate my mother–I do (I love you, mom!)–but because this day is so complicated and so many people experience it in both positive and negative ways. There are doting and proud mothers–some reaching motherhood for the first time!–and grateful children appreciative of their mothers. There are also women who long to be mothers and struggle with