Faithful dissent
At the beginning of this year our congregation officially joined the Supportive Communities Network and this Sunday SCN Coordinator Carol Wise will be a guest speaker during worship, the Sunday school hour, and at a luncheon held at the church (open invitation, food provided). Carol is also the Executive Director…
The Things We Take With Us
Last week I had the opportunity to attend a theatre production, and when I walked in I could not shake the feeling that I knew one of the ushers. I wracked my brain trying to remember how I knew this woman, but it just would not come to me. It…
Forgiving debt
I don’t usually draw attention to the sermon from the previous Sunday and advise folks who weren’t present to definitely read or hear it online – but that’s what I’m doing here. If you weren’t in church on Sunday, you should catch the sermon. The reason isn’t so much that…
Spirited community
The CMC Annual Report landed in your email inbox last Friday, April 17 – and I know you’ve all read it multiple times. I read through it this morning, noting the happy coincidence of it being Earth Day. Although congregations are organizations, some folks suggest it’s more helpful to think…
Being resurrected
Three things for this week’s blog: 1) A brief reflection on spring/resurrection. 2) CMC in the news. 3) Quarterly Sabbath Weekend note. ———————————– When spring is, finally, in full motion, one might be tempted to panic. Life is pushing out everywhere, some grand revelation is underway, and my blurred eyes…
