Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,...
“We cannot truly celebrate Easter without first walking the road to the cross.” Before we arrive at the joy of Easter morning, we are invited each year to walk the sacred path of Holy Week—a journey that draws us deeply into the heart of our faith. It is a week filled with powerful moments, each...
Although Ash Wednesday was a week and a half ago, the Lenten journey is still unfolding before us. In the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), we understand Lent not as a single day of ashes, but as a sacred season — forty days set aside to return, to reflect, and to be renewed. Many of...
Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. -Ephesians 3:20-21 On July 10th, Brad and I boarded a plane bound for...
Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of theses brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.—Matthew 25:40 July is here and then August will be here before we know it! Back in January and February, we had a brainstorming session and a calendaring event to...
Several years ago, (2016 to be exact), CCC embarked to become a Green Chalice Congregation. For those who may be unfamiliar with the program I thought I would share not only about the program but also what CCC did then and what we can do going forward to continue caring for our environment. The purpose...
