by MCCDC-Dale | May 6, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Jesus advises that the disciples not ‘heap up empty phrases’ since God does not need ‘many words’ (Matthew 6:7). God already knows what we want because God is aware of what is in our hearts. The purpose of prayer is not to get God’s attention. We already have God’s...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 29, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
We continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount, guided by Amy-Jill Levine’s book of the same name, and of course our continuing engagement with God, Jesus, the scriptures and other teachers. This Sunday, we will reflect on Matthew 5:17-20 in which Jesus tells...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 22, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” ~Gwendolyn Brooks As the responses to the Minneapolis verdict continue, I’ve been thinking about the above quote by poet Gwendolyn Brooks. She holds the honor of being...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 15, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“The disciples learn from Torah, from lilies and ravens, from Jesus, and from one another. They are not part of the wider Gentile world that lives by the standards of the Roman Empire; they are disciples who live in a group that shares bread and forgives debt; they...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 8, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“The kingdom of heaven occurs when people take the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount to heart and live into them.” ~Amy-Jill Levine Today is the fifth day of the Great Fifty Days of Easter. The proclamation from this past Sunday continues to echo: “Christ is...
