Erica Koser
Embrace your inner silkie chicken!
We have a young silkie rooster that is learning how to crow. At about 4:45 in the morning, you begin to hear his bold attempts at...
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Boots on the Ground
Everyday ministry stories and blessings
Erica Koser
Aug 62 min
Catching Hope
I am sitting at my desk in my home office with tears streaming down my face. They are tears of joy and this strange feeling of hope. I...
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Erica Koser
Jul 313 min
The only constant in life is change...
Hi. I've missed you. There have been some big changes in the life of the Sassy Pastor, a season of rest, renewal, and reinvention. Let...
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Erica Koser
Jul 313 min
We are left to wonder
His name was Jonny. He was one of the very first people to come into my life and truly teach me what it means to be in ministry with...
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Erica Koser
Apr 23, 20231 min
a blessing for the small hours
rustled from sleep by a force unknown darkness surrounds, confusion abounds in the hazy half awake, half asleep where is the blessing in...
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Erica Koser
Mar 31, 20231 min
I Need Holy Week
I need the grit of it to scrub my soul, the weight of it to break open the places weariness has settled in my very bones I need to stand...
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Erica Koser
Feb 22, 20231 min
Dust to Dust...
YOU You are made from stardust every bit as bright and shiny every bit as mysterious and ethereal You are made from dust everyday,...
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Erica Koser
Jan 26, 20233 min
Hi, It's been awhile!
So much for great plans to write once a week and take you on at least a bi-weekly ministry journey with Shelter Church and the Shelter. ...
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Erica Koser
Oct 18, 20223 min
Night Shift Thoughts
As I write this, it is the middle of the night. I am "last minute" working an overnight shift at the shelter. As the clock ticks...
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Erica Koser
Sep 18, 20223 min
Your Prayer is My Prayer
At Shelter Church, one of our congregational rituals is the Prayers of the Community. After the gathering we open up a time of prayer...
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Erica Koser
Sep 4, 20223 min
The Heartbeat of Shelter Church
Part Two in a series on Shelter Church. When we began to explore what Shelter Church would look like, we knew that we wanted a rhythm to...
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Erica Koser
Aug 25, 20223 min
A Simple Beginning
In the next several blog posts, I am going to take a deep dive into Shelter Church and explore how intentionality, prayer, and intuition...
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Erica Koser
Aug 18, 20223 min
Try Something New
Last night, I decided to try something new. It was way out of my comfort zone. You see, I was born into a family that is great at...
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Erica Koser
Aug 16, 20223 min
The Story of Stuff: Of magic and unicorns
While we never like to see families need the shelter, staff and volunteers usually love having kids around. Even most guests enjoy the...
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Erica Koser
Aug 13, 20222 min
What Lies Ahead
I am spending what is likely my last summer weekend at the lake. It is a cool and quiet weekend, with the clouds hanging low and the...
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Erica Koser
Aug 10, 20223 min
His Name was Randy
I first met him at the Breakfast Church. He was a tall, lanky man. Probably in his mid to late 50's, although it was hard to tell...
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Erica Koser
Aug 4, 20223 min
A Window on the World
This week, we moved our shelter offices out of the shelter and into a street level strip mall on the fringe of the downtown core. The...
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Erica Koser
Aug 1, 20223 min
The Story of Stuff
We get lots of calls at the shelter. Many calls are asking about space and resources, but many people call asking if they can donate...
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Erica Koser
Jul 29, 20224 min
Bindweed Lessons
Have you ever sat in a corn field on the front range of Colorado with an ex con and some youth, pulling bindweed off of corn stalks? No?...
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Erica Koser
Jul 19, 20223 min
Beloved
I got my first tattoo on a mission trip. I was the leader. I went with two youth. For those of you in youth ministry, this likely sets...
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