“. . .helping people experience Christ in Body, Mind, and Soul.” ~ From MCCDC Core Values, approved by Special Congregational Meeting on July 17, 2016 The congregational values of MCCDC are deeply rooted in Scripture. Our value of “helping people experience Christ in Body, Mind and Soul” echoes the joy of the psalmist: “I praise…
“. . . let us never forget that we are characters in a divine love song.” ~Rev. James Burns When we fully live in the expansiveness of God’s love for us, it becomes possible to live big. In our loud and complex world, there are voices that threaten to reduce us. The voices of fear…
“In God’s hands, the worst thing that happens to me can be transformed into the best thing that ever happened to me.” ~Grace Imathiu I am so grateful for Grace Imathiu, one of my colleagues in the Academy for Spiritual Formation. Along with Brene Brown, Maggie Ross and others, she continues to teach me what…
Pastor Reflection Living BIG: The Great 50 Days of Easter BELIEVE BEFORE YOU CAN SEE “Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” ~Hebrews 11:1 This Second Sunday of Easter marks the time after Jesus’ resurrection when then the disciples found themselves locked in a room contemplating what…