Fénelon Moments

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Fénelon Moments

Did you ever have a commitment on your calendar that seemed routine on the surface but in the end brought joy and wonder at what God can do?

Dumb Sheep?

August 27, 2024

“Sheep are dumb.” We almost always hear this comment or something similar stated as common knowledge by a participant at some point during a Shepherd Leadership workshop. But are they? Really?

True Hospitality

August 20, 2024

“Ever wonder what heaven on earth looks like?” Those are the first words on the home page of the Camp Levi website, an event for families affected by disability that takes place annually at a beautiful retreat center on the Oregon coast. For one week every summer, these families gather to be encouraged, celebrated, and given a respite from the unique challenges that physical and developmental disabilities require in their daily lives...

Why Faith and Worry Can't Coexist

July 30, 2024

“Faith and fear cannot coexist.” If I heard that reminder from my spiritual mentor, Helen Patterson, once I heard it a thousand times over the course of the 20+ years that she gently, consistently, and faithfully shepherded me. One of us with a conservative spiritual background, the other with more Pentecostal leanings. One of us young, the other with a full head of white hair. One of us neat and tidy, the other a bit scattered (but never showing it!)...