I really miss Monday nights at the YFC building . . . But this covid season hasn’t been all losses.
Read MoreEven though it’s a joy every time we gather in this way, this morning had, for me, little reminders of the whole reason we gather to pray, and really the whole reason we gather in community at all.
Read MoreRecently, David got to sit down with New Community pastor Russ Davis to share about Side by Side’s vision. You can listen here!
Read MoreAt Side by Side, I have felt known and loved from the beginning. From the first meeting I was hooked. I immediately felt included, welcomed, and loved. I remember going back to my roommate after Monday night meetings and not being able to contain my excitement for the new community I found.
Read MoreI tried to share very gently that the shutdown was really starting to be hard, but I didn’t want to come across too negatively. So I just rambled vaguely for a bit, until Michael thankfully interrupted me and put it much better
Read MoreI was on the phone with my friend and SBS stalwart Josiah. It was his birthday, and what was supposed to be happening was I was supposed to be encouraging him, yet at the end of our conversation he said “You are held in my love” - and I thought that there couldn’t possibly be a better way to encourage and affirm another human being from far away than with those six words.
Read MoreI got out of the car and looked in through their large front window and saw some early arrivals chatting and snacking and smiling, and I remembered that despite the many logistics and difficulties of starting a nonprofit like this, what we are really doing is providing space for people to experience life with one another, and here it was, beginning to happen
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