by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 28, 2019 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“What happens when people open their hearts in prayer? They get better.” ~ Haruki Murakami, alt. Many of my pastoral conversations center on prayer. Is there really power in prayer? We pray for wholeness of body, mind and spirit. We also pray for our broken world,...
by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 21, 2019 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events
“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.” ~Psalm 119:105 I recall a time when I was struggling for the right word. As a counselor for a summer youth camp I was given charge of over a dozen 8-10 year olds. They were a rambunctious test of...
by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 14, 2019 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Deep breathing brings deep thinking and shallow breathing shallow thinking.” ~Elsie Lincoln Benedict When’s the last time you had room to breathe? At MCCDC this Sunday at 9 AM and 11 AM we will invite you to take a breath. And another. To breathe is to pray,...
by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 7, 2019 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
It is with purpose that we enter the 40 days of Lent. Lent is a season of questions. We may ask ourselves: Do I know my purpose? Has it changed? Is it changing? How am I called to live for the rest of my life? We may ask God: What is the next step? How am I called to...
by MCCDC-Dale | Feb 28, 2019 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” ~Gail Sheehy Last night at MCCDC Bible Study, Elaine Durden-Hunter facilitated a powerful Bible Study. The topic of change came up: how changing our...
by MCCDC-Dale | Feb 21, 2019 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“One way to love your enemies is to love yourself. When you fully love yourself you are protected by your own love grounded in God’s love, transforming the threat of enemies.” ~Rev. Elder Dwayne Johnson Jesus doesn’t mince words: “Love your enemies” (Luke 6:27). The...
