Daily Connector | Reparations Committee Part 1 | Adam Glass
I am incredibly privileged to be asked to be on our church’s committee to help guide our reparations initiatives. Each member of the Reparations Committee has been asked to share with the congregation about our ongoing conversations, and I get to go first. So I thought I’d start at the…
Chickens in America
We now welcome back to the blog our occasional guest, the chicken. (By the way, for those concerned, our backyard birds are just fine. They don’t mind the cold.) I recently cracked open the book Why Did the Chicken Cross the World: The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers…
Daily Connector | Transforming dough | Ruth Leonard
Junior youth made soft pretzels today. We learned a little pretzel history while we worked. Here are a few photos.
Lent 2021: Repent. Repair.
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Our worship theme for this season is Repent. Repair. Repentance is a perennial feature of Lent. Like any word that’s been tossed around for centuries, it’s helpful to return to its root meaning to remember what we’re talking about. The Old…
A time to plant (a church)
Two weeks ago we had the annual gathering of the CMC Leadership Team and Ministry Council (board + commission chairs + pastoral and administrative staff). It’s a time to step back from monthly duties, pose big picture questions, and think creative thoughts. The purpose of this year’s meeting was to…