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Year-End Letter

Posted by Jeff Oakes on

Harbor, Summing up the year that we’ve just experienced as a church is a challenging task. There have been some unexpected twists and turns along the way. The fact that I’m the one writing this letter is one plot twist I did not see coming back in January. 2015 was a year of...

I don’t enjoy change...

Posted by Jeff Oakes on

Jeff Oakes here. I’ve been thinking a good deal lately, as I’m guessing you are too, about Jed’s departure from our church. I don’t enjoy change. I like it even less when it involves saying goodbye to a dear friend, colleague, and leader. I spent some time Monday helping...

Winter happens...

Posted by Jeff Oakes on

Winter happens. We’d all like to exist in a perpetual summer, but winter has a way of showing up anyway. If this all sounds a little depressing- maybe too much Ecclesiastes and not enough Easter- I hope you’ll hear me out. I’ve learned this week that it’s ok to experience...