by MCCDC-Dale | Jan 27, 2022 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “For liberation we have been liberated.” ~Galatians 5:1 As we soon enter a third year of protocols due to c19, there is angry debate about freedom and rights. The result has been politicization and conflict. Sadly, there have been too few...
by MCCDC-Dale | Jan 20, 2022 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “The instructions of the Lord are perfect, restoring the soul.” ~Psalm 19:7 Jesus came to restore lives. He came to restore the lives of individuals and communities. As we continue to “Follow the Star” to launch 2022, our scripture for...
by MCCDC-Dale | Jan 13, 2022 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love illuminates it.” ~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. bears powerful witness to what it means to live with strength and...
by MCCDC-Dale | Jan 6, 2022 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection Do you remember your baptism? Or were you, like me, too young to remember? I imagine however that you remember other baptisms—perhaps your children or grandchildren, a dear friend, or others in a worship service. I certainly remember those...
by MCCDC-Dale | Dec 30, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “God is more than a companion and more than a memory. God is the path itself. That is why all our journeys are sacred. The ground over which we travel, whether we realize it or not, is holy ground.” ~T.R. Swears, Weavings (Volume IV,...
by MCCDC-Dale | Dec 23, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection We have heard the story many times. We’ve also seen it enacted in nativity scenes from various cultures. One year when I was pastoring in Houston a pink flamingo showed up in our large nativity scene composed of life sized participants....