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On the Road with Jesus: Week 2

We Are Family

Where is this parable? Luke 15.11-32

The parable of the prodigal son is a familiar one to most of us. A father has two sons. One requests his inheritance early, squanders it, and returns home begging to be welcomed back. He is welcomed back, and he is received with a party! The other son, who stayed home, worked tirelessly for his father, takes issue with the way his brother was celebrated upon his return—after living wildly and dangerously, using up all of his inheritance. The father responds by saying that they had to rejoice upon the brother’s return, for he was lost and has been found. How many of us have compared ourselves to the two brothers in this story? It seems easy to try to fit ourselves into the category of “good child” or “wild child.” But what about the father? How many times have we seen ourselves in the role of the father, receiving a lost one with open arms? For me, forgiveness is difficult. For me, being merciful to those who have treated me with disrespect or outright cruelty is difficult. The father, though, paints a different picture of how things might be in these situations. The father shows us how God sees humanity. God sees claims us as beloved even when we have gone astray. God celebrates when we return to the holy and sacred, never holding our transgressions against us. How might we reflect this grace and mercy in our own lives? How might we grow to understand the difficult routes some lives have taken and be gracious when the “lost” return home, asking for forgiveness? We are not God, that’s for sure. But we do have opportunity after opportunity to, with our words and actions, point toward a loving and compassionate God that sees humanity, God’s children, all people, as worthy, valuable, and beloved.

Rev. Shannon Cook, Minister of Faith Development
First Christian Church Norman

Found

Where is this parable? Luke 15:8-10

The Parable of the Lost Coin is a story about a woman who has lost one of her ten coins. Rather than sulk about it or just be content with the fact that she has lost it, she realizes that she must do something in order to locate it. She began to clean her home, looking for the coin as she went as the cleansing made it easier for her to access certain places. When she finally found it she rejoiced, celebrating by letting each of her friends and family know of her achievement. This can be compared to the attitude God shows towards sinners. When any of His children repents to Him and asks forgiveness for their sins, he rejoices. He is delighted at our initiative to restore our own faith through Him, and grows a love for us bigger than He had before.

This story teaches followers of Christ as well as non-believers that no matter what you have done or how long ago, it is better to take the time to admit the wrongs that have been committed than ignore them and hope for the best. The hardest part of this for me personally, is admitting that I am wrong in the first place. I always hold myself to such a high standard and sometimes even have a mindset that I haven’t done anything wrong at all, which makes it hard for me to accept that I do indeed need to take a step back sometimes and think about the affects my actions caused. I am in no way perfect and God knows that, but I also know that I am still just as loved as before I made my mistake. Knowing His unconditional love exists and that He rejoices at the fact that I do ask forgiveness makes it so much easier to repent, and it truly makes it so much easier to follow Jesus knowing I will not be cast down.

Trinity Towel, Central Christian Church Fairview

Yeast or TikTok

Where is this parable? Matthew 13:33

So, this is the shortest parable that is contributed to Jesus. Why is it so short? What does it mean? These are the questions that come to my mind. So let us take them one by one. Let us look deeper into this short story.

Why is it so short? We live in a time of convenience and immediateness. When driving directions appear on our phones in a matter of seconds. Whole meals can be prepared in under five minutes. We can see the news happening around the world as it takes place. We can travel from Dallas to Washington DC in the time it takes to bake a loaf of bread. We live in an age of wonder.

So, a parable this short should be perfect for us. I believe that he was trying to get a point across in a short amount of time, so he chose something that everybody knew and understood. Simple really: flour, yeast, water and you get bread. So easy fifth graders could understand, right? Nope, I asked one of my fifth grade classes what yeast and leavening was and only one person was able to tell me, but I asked them how to post on TikTok and everybody was able to answer in under thirty seconds.

Jesus chose, like every good teacher, to meet the people where they were with the knowledge they had. When we explain this story to the people of today, we need to do the same. How we do that is mixed up in the situation that we find those people. In other words we are the yeast, the knowledge that has been passed on to us. We must be that leavening that is mixed into that three-fourths of flour and do our part of spreading these teachings to the rest of God’s children.

On your journey to the cross in this time of Lent, please take the time and meet people where and when they are. Tell your story and when we (collectively) take the time and build that relationship that is the meaning of this parable.

Travis Carlson, First Christian Church Chickasha

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One the Road with Jesus: Week 1

The Lamp Under a Bushel: Intentional Shining

Where is this parable? Matthew 5:14-15, Mark 4: 21-25, Luke 8:16-18

What does being “the light of the world” mean to you?

It’s pretty clear that everyone on this earth is unique. There are no two people who are exactly alike and that is exactly what God intended. God has given all of us a specific talent, a light. It could be a variety of different things. From being the best pianist in your town to just being able to talk to and relate to others. Whatever your light may be, it was given to all of us for the same reason. To be a beacon for God’s good word and compassion.

How can we be beacons for God’s love and teachings?

“Intentional shining” is a term I really like to use for these instances. To me, it means to use your God-given gift in a positive and purposeful way. We should all be using our own unique light to shine with the purpose of intentionally bringing light to God and His love. We are all lamps that have been lit by God himself for a purpose and none of us were lit for the intention of being hidden away. God knows His plan for us and it is good. Just as no one would light a lamp and then hide the lamp away, God doesn’t strike a fire of passion in our souls and then wish for us to conceal ourselves from the world.

I encourage everyone to think about their God-given “light” this Lent season and ponder in what ways you could use this gift for the betterment of your own life and the lives of others. For no one lights a lamp and then hides it under a bushel. They place it on a stand so that the whole house can bask in its glory and take advantage of its gifts.

Lillie Oberlender, First Christian Church Chickasha

Pearls of Glory

Where is this parable? Matthew 13:45-46

The Parable of the Pearl is by far one of the most widely known parables with an amazing message, but yet also one of the least followed in this day and age due to its difficulty. It teaches about the importance of giving up the materialistic items of our world with everlasting glory as a promise of return. In our modern-day society, this parable can be one of the most challenging aspects of the gospel. As a teenager living in the twenty-first century, I can say from my own experience that status, wealth, and brand can be one of the main contributing factors to acceptance. I would say that is the most challenging part for not only me, but as well as my close peers and acquaintances. It can be very hard growing up in a society that values what you own over what you have to say, especially when everything around us is spread so easily through social media. Everyone is so quick to judge which phone you have, the car you drive, and the clothes you wear. This parable, however, reminds us to remain humble and value our time with God over everything else. It reminds us to trust in God’s word and remember that it is he who is giving us eternal life, not our earthly objects. Despite the challenges of something that can sometimes seem so foreign and unknown, the Lord constantly reminds us of how much he loves us. He is willing to give us the greatest gift of all, even if we do sometimes find it hard to comply with his wishes.

Trinity Towel, Central Christian Church Fairview

Lent . . .

is one of my favorite seasons in the church year. I know that sounds a little weird but I like the time it allows to refocus our thoughts and desires away from ourselves and back on our Creator. Often people do that by giving up something. Through this sacrifice, we come to understand a little better the sacrifice that Jesus gave up for us. However, even though giving up chocolate or cokes can be difficult, I don’t think is even compares to giving up one’s life for someone else. In recent years I have tried adding something to my life to be more like Jesus. Maybe by walking a mile a day or writing a card of encouragement I can be more like God would like me. This year however will be different. I am going to spend time in quiet, in my prayer chair (which was my Grandma Atkinson’s) and spend time reconnect to God. Hopefully I can quiet my soul and my heart can be more inline with God.

Take delight in the Lord,
and the Lord will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

This doesn’t mean that we will get everything we want, but as we spend time with God our desires will become more like His! That is my prayer this Lent: Lord, make my desires your desires! Amen

Pastor Tara Dew, Associate Minister First Christian Church El Reno
Mother of two amazing boys, wife of Curtis, friend to many, and follower of Jesus Christ.

Michael Davison2020-03-02T10:29:46-06:00Mar 2, 2020|Michael Davison Blog, Youth|1 Comment

Do you expect to be different at the end of lent?

What will you do during Lent to help you touch the image of God that lives inside you?

How will you be different after Lent?

Your social media may have already brought the suggestions about fasting from Pope Francis to your attention. If so, and if not, they remain good suggestions this election year Lenten season, or any season of life, as you journey with Jesus toward Jerusalem.

It has been a long, long time since I fasted with a religious purpose as the motivation. And when I did I joined my friend for a week of his journey through Ramadan. It was challenging. It put me in touch with the hungry in our community and their daily struggle.

For many, physical hunger is not seasonal. Our youth groups and congregations do their part to raise awareness, to organize, and serve the hungry in their communities. Here is a short list of what I know you are doing: Kid’s Cafe, Regional Food Bank, Enid Welcome Table, Friendship Feast, Community Meals, Food Backpacks for Kids, and Snack-Packs. No doubt there are many other ways Disciples in Oklahoma serve the hungry. But, it is hard to fast from the systems that create the need for charity. Maybe lent is about changing the systems of the world by changing ourselves.

Do you expect that you will be different after Lent this year?

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On the Road with Jesus: lent 2020

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”(1)

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. It is a day when many Christians remember we are all equal in the end. You are dust and to dust you shall return. The story about Jesus has tumbled through time as if we climbed aboard Bill and Ted’s phone booth time machine(2), and followed Jesus from birth to young adult. Pause, and think about the speed of the story we journey through each year.

Advent’s waiting, candles, magnificat, and wading into hope, peace, joy, and love led shepherds, and some of us, to a manger.

Some of us journeyed with the Magi from far away places in our lives searching for a person, this child, hoping that the epiphany of his presence could help us change our stars. And when two paths diverged did you take the one less traveled?

Still, some of us fled with Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. Fled from bad situations. Fled from feelings to strong to deal with. Fled from our mistakes, from our neighbors, or fled from ourselves dropping our compass along the way. Through this migration Jesus has grown. During the season of Epiphany we meet him in young adulthood. The once refugee now welcomes as he has been welcomed in a land occupied and yet still home. This Jesus of Nazareth emerges from the desert to hand us a compass he picked up on his journey. He is ready to help disciples recalibrate their moral compass with his teaching and by an example he set.

The parables can be effective tools to recalibrate your compass. These little teaching stories, the ones that scholars think are authentic to Jesus and those attributed to his unofficial biographers, these teaching stories may be the best way to test out your beliefs and practice the way of Jesus against the backdrop of our historical context. Arguably, it’s always been that way. You have heard it was said in ancient times that a little child would lead them, well I say to you that our youth are leading us.

Our Regional Youth Council is blogging for lent this year, and once again will turn their attention to the parables of Jesus. (See a complete list of the parables below.) I asked them to pick two parables: a favorite and one that challenges them. The assignment: create a devotion about those parables. Devotions will be posted on Monday morning of each week in Lent and will continue to the Monday of Holy Week.

Join us on the road with Jesus.

Parables of Jesus

According the the work of the Jesus Seminar, these five parables are probably original to Jesus.(3)

Leven [Matt 13.33b, Luke 13:20b-21]
Good Samaritan [Luke 10:30-37]
Dishonest Steward [Luke 16:1-9]
Vineyard Laborers [Matthew 20:1=15]
Mustard Seed [Matthew 13:31b-32 / Mark 4:31-32 / Luke 13:19]

And here is a list of all the parables.

The Growing Seed: Mark 4:26–29
The Two Debtors: Luke 7:41–43
The Lamp under a Bushel: Matthew 5:14–15, Mark 4:21–25, Luke 8:16–18
Parable of the Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25–37
The Friend at Night: Luke 11:5–8
The Rich Fool: Luke 12:16–21
The Wise and the Foolish Builders: Matthew 7:24–27, Luke 6:46–49
New Wine into Old Wineskins: Matthew 9:17–17, Mark 2:21–22, Luke 5:37–39
Parable of the Strong Man: Matthew 12:29–29, Mark 3:27–27, Luke 11:21–22
Parable of the Sower: Matthew 13:3–9, Mark 4:3–9, Luke 8:5–8
The Tares: Matthew 13:24–30
The Barren Fig Tree: Luke 13:6–9
Parable of the Mustard Seed: Matthew 13:31–32, Mark 4:30–32, Luke 13:18–19
Leaven: Matthew 13:33–33, Luke 13:20–21
Parable of the Pearl: Matthew 13:45–46
Drawing in the Net: Matthew 13:47–50
The Hidden Treasure: Matthew 13:44–44
Counting the Cost: Luke 14:28–33
The Lost Sheep frequently called The Good Shepherd: Matthew 18:10–14, Luke 15:4–6
The Unforgiving Servant: Matthew 18:23–35
The Lost Coin: Luke 15:8–9
Parable of the Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11–32
The Unjust Steward: Luke 16:1–13
Rich man and Lazarus: Luke 16:19–31
The Master and Servant: Luke 17:7–10
The Unjust Judge: Luke 18:1–9
Pharisees and the Publican: Luke 18:10–14
The Workers in the Vineyard: Matthew 20:1–16
The Two Sons: Matthew 21:28–32
The Wicked Husbandmen: Matthew 21:33–41, Mark 12:1–9, Luke 20:9–16
The Great Banquet: Matthew 22:1–14, Luke 14:15–24
The Budding Fig Tree: Matthew 24:32–35, Mark 13:28–31, Luke 21:29–33
The Faithful Servant: Matthew 24:42–51, Mark 13:34–37, Luke 12:35–48
The Ten Virgins: Matthew 25:1–13
The Talents or Minas: Matthew 25:14–30, Luke 19:12–27
The Sheep and the Goats: Matthew 25:31–46
Parable of the Wedding Feast: Luke 14:7–14

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Notes
1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 1986.

2. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, 1989.

3. Funk, Robert, et al. The Parables of Jesus: A Report of the Jesus Seminar. Polebridge Press, 1988.

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Blessed, bless-ed, blessing

“This will change your mind.”

How often is that true? Not very.

Changing a mind is difficult work. It won’t happen with a standard intervention, and it probably requires enrollment on the part of the person you’re engaging with as well.
(Seth Godin, Jan 30, 2020)

This gospel Lectionary text for this Sunday, Feb 2, is one of those that I think is a primer for understanding the person of Jesus and what following Jesus means.

The Regional Youth Council centered on the theme, “We are the Church” for 2020. The Beatitudes are a guide to what that can look like. It is a guide to what your youth group or congregation could be doing to be a blessing. We all, at some point during life, could add our name to the “blessed are” list. Does one resonate with you most?

And then, there is that old phrase, “blessed out or bless out.” This means to be scolded or sternly rebuked. Growing up, my grandmothers were known to bless out their grandchildren, yes me, from time to time. We never think of the beatitudes as being scolded, told off, or Jesus on a rant. A change in tone alters the blessing. Like the subtle southern way of insulting someone, “bless your heart . . . ”

So, be a blessing Disciples? Yes, be a blessing.

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Epiphany Humility

Last year at this time I was in final prep mode counting down to the beginning of the first sabbatical of my vocation in ministry. Those days just before moved as methodically as the ball descending on New Year’s Eve in Times Square. One of the last things I did was attend staff meeting in January. During the devotion, Pam asked us to pull a piece of paper from a bowl and keep it with us during the year. EPIPHANY! I pulled the one pictured here.

I’ve kept that star on my desk and carried it in my backpack when on the road. It has been a reminder. I’m not sure how I’ve done with it, though, humbled I was this year with the gift of sabbatical time, with the well wishes, with the gift of a painting and guitar by campers this summer, and by those that did my work while I rested, read, and wrote. Humbled by my privilege and aware how few are gifted sabbatical or even time off. It is one of the things we don’t do well in our culture.

Humility (def): freedom from pride or arrogance.(1)

The Regional Youth Council was asked, “What should the Church be doing?” Their answers heavily require togetherness, covenant, and community. We are the Church when we nurture, listen, provide safe-space for hard conversation or stories, comfort, celebrate the Spirit of God and our rituals point to God instead of ourselves or our idols. We are the Church when we follow Jesus and his way of living. His way of meeting people. We are the Church when our outreach provides in tragedy or for life’s necessities, and our outreach also changes the systems that make charitable outreach necessary.

O, for a world where . . .

O, for a world when . . .

We are the Church/church. The kindom (empire) of God is already present, and not quite yet here or complete. How will you incarnate that kinship in 2020 as you follow Jesus?

Epiphany.

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Make a list. Start early.

The Regional Youth Council invites you to join them on a journey to Bethlehem this Advent season by reading along with the Advent devotion they created. Click here to visit the Families & Youth webpage to download a copy.

As Thanksgiving gives way to the Advent season and Christmas I imagine that, like me, you have people to whom you want to offer a word of: gratitude, encouragement, grace, or vision.

Make a list. Start early. This time of year it seems like time speeds up and the calendar fills quickly. Set aside a time of day, each day, to do a card, note, video note, FB messenger, Instagram, whatever works best for you and those with whom you want to connect. And just begin. That fifteen or thirty minutes each day could be significant as you journey to see what God has made known to you.

I look forward to the ministry that is ours to do and gospel to be in 2020. May God continue to bless you.

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Complex, Useful, Thoughtful Things

If we only forward the easy, short and funny things we read online, why are we surprised that our inbox is filled with nothing we’ll remember tomorrow?

What would happened if instead, we shared the most complex, useful and thoughtful things we discovered instead? (Seth Godin, “Short and funny.” Oct 26, 2019)

One of my favorite movie quotes is, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller uttered that philosophical musing in the “pager culture” long before cell phones, the Internet, and smart phones existed. Having an answering machine at home was a statement about one’s affluence and “fad culture” as much as not wanting to miss a call. Thus began analogue FOMO: fear of missing out. Some things in our culture and the institutions that have helped us form an identity, worldview, and social relationships have changed, are changing, rapidly, almost without thought or as a reaction to external forces beyond our control (maybe even our understanding). It can be exciting, necessary, frightening, confusing, and disappointing

The Church universal and your congregation is caught up in, and effected by, all this speedy change. Some of this change is long overdue as Christianity expands its theology and structures to be more than undergirding the Empire of the day, or doing the charity work that maintains the systems that distress and oppress. Much of the change as needed. Some change is reactionary, rightly or wrongly, to the speed of #hashtag culture and the consumerism that is driving participating in congregational life deeper into the “if it feels good do it” chant from the 1960’s. Just like when you grew up and I grew up, the children and youth in our care are caught up in this web. We had different distractions, rebellions, dangers, safety nets, and role models. But, when you listen past the noise I don’t think the foundational needs of adolescents, children, and families haven’t changed that much. Please pardon the generalization, but belonging, love, compassion, shelter, clothing, water, self determination, developing a moral compass, education, and identity remain central to humanity in every context.

What is the good news of God that you or your congregation can be a witness of or bring into existence for the complex lives of families or kids today?

How is the way of Jesus a path less traveled, counter-cultural, and relevant in the religious consumerism of “if it feels good do it” time such as ours?

One of the best stories I know about the complex, useful, and thoughtful things that I’ve discovered during my time serving in Christian ministry is from Tales of a Magic Monastery (1994).

I had just one desire–to give myself completely to God. So I headed for the monastery. An old monk asked me, “What is it you want?”

I said, “I just want to give myself to God.” I expected him to be gentle, fatherly, but he shouted at me, “NOW!” I was stunned. He shouted again, “NOW!” Then he reached for a club and came after me. I turned and ran. He kept coming after me, brandishing his club and shouting, “Now, Now.”

That was years ago. He still follows me, wherever I go. Always that stick and always the “NOW!”

Maybe, the very best we can do right now, if ever, is to continue to plant the “NOW!” memories that somewhere, out there, bloom.

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Listening is a skill

The heat index confirms that summer is still with us even though children, youth, teachers, and administrators have returned to school. Family schedules are adjusting. My neighborhood’s morning schedule has changed as commuters remind themselves to watch for kids crossing streets and waiting on the bus.

The last season of my sabbatical (July 15-August 16) was filled with travel, family, continuing education, and a bit of rest. But before that, June and July were a whirlwind of activity focused around the campers and volunteers of our summer camp program. This year, campers and counselors learned how peace works in their lives and the communities in which they live and move. The summer season ended with Mission Camp Road Show which visited Texas City, TX to help with ongoing Hurricane Harvey recovery. Oklahomans uniquely understand the longterm work of recovering from a natural disaster. Learn more about what the group did and how they represented the “Oklahoma standard” by visiting the Region’s website.

During my last season of sabbatical, I was reminded of the difference between listening to get through a conversation or situation, and listening to hear. That may seem like an odd description. It is the difference between thinking of your next reply in a conversation versus listening and absorbing what you are hearing from a person. Listen, thoughtful pause to organize a thought or two, and then respond. Listening is a skill.

When we begin to act by listening, the rest follows naturally. It’s not so easy, of course—it requires us to give up preconceived ideas, judgments, and desires in order to allow space to hear what is being said. True listening requires a deep respect and a genuine curiosity about situations as well as a willingness just to be there and share stories. Listening opens the space, allows us to hear what needs to be done in that moment. It also allows us to hear when it is better not to act, which is sometimes a hard message to receive.(1)

All the technology that is a part of life these days makes listening harder and sometimes easier. Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook (just name dropping a few) give users the ability to share emotion and information faster, but does that mean we are listening to one another. Sometimes we simply use the latest tech megaphone to shout, shout, shout about . . . (fill in the blank). Complaining or throwing shade is easy via a device. How often do you compliment via a device?

How is your “FOMO” today? Do you have a fear of missing out? Is the idea of your favorite social media platform being offline a day or a week a gift or does it induce your favorite unconscious stress activity? Listen to yourself. Listen to yourself for a day or a week. What themes are you hearing in the posts you share or actual words you say out loud?

An experiment. Don’t post in your social media platforms for a week. Rather, listen to and through the words of people in the stream of your social media platforms. Keep a journal of those words, ideas, and feelings. What thoughtfully challenges your assumptions? What is intended to play on your emotion? What affirms your humanity and that of others? What is marketed to you?

I don’t think to be counter-cultural means “drop out.” We can, like Jesus did, take time away to recalibrate and rediscover how to be “hard on issues and soft, compassionate on people.”(2) . The tough part is to disassociate the issue from the person.

Note

1. Mirabai Bush, “When Listening is the Most Radical Act.” gratefulness.org (August 29, 2019) [https://gratefulness.org/resource/why-listening-is-the-most-radical-act/]
2. A phrase used at the Mediation Training that I attended sponsored by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center. “Hard on issues and soft on people” has been lost in our culture.

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Making things better

When has collaborating with others made something better?

The Daily Question. gratefulness.org (June 30, 2019)

Outdoor ministry (summer camp / church camp) is a collaborative ministry in our Region. No one person does it all. This is a unique characteristic of the intentional Christian community that our brand of Christian witness offers and celebrates here in Oklahoma and in the other Regions of our little frontier movement. There are no celebrities. Everyone is a celebrity. Some have more responsibility than others, but all are obligated to nurture play, prayer, worship, study, and service which are the foundational ingredients that are blended together each day at church camp. It’s not easy and you have to want it even when that means putting others before oneself. Especially, when it means putting others before oneself.

On Sunday, July 7th, youth and adults from ten of our congregations will take a mission adventure together. They are listed next to the VW Micro Bus. After a ten hour bus ride the group will arrive at First Christian Church in Texas City, TX. It is from this congregation’s doorstep that our group of fifty-three (53) will be present and lend a hand in ongoing Hurricane Harvey recovery. That recovery looks different now almost two years since Harvey blew 130 mph winds across portions of south Texas and rained down more than 40 inches of rain in four days. One of the things that Oklahomans know is that disaster recovery takes a long, long time and it manifests in many forms. It is the details of small things and acts of kindness that no camera will capture and no dollar amount can sustain. So, we take your blessings and prayers (and lots of sunscreen and bug spray) with us July 7-13. You can follow along on the Region’s Facebook page as well as our Twitter (@CCOKDOC) and Instagram (ccokdoc).

And . . . my final season of sabbatical is July 15 – August 16. Thank you for the time away.

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