by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 21, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“. . .what was profoundly lost now is astoundingly found. The poor receive good news: those of little importance are now the apple of God’s eye. It is imperative to go tell these things, to describe the compelling authenticity of this Jesus and the trustworthiness of...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 14, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Power is neutral, but the use of power is not. That which furnishes the heart with meaning determines how we will use the power that is ours.” ~R.S. James Our Peace Pole stands solid at the corner of Fifth and Ridge NW. It is small in comparison to other structures...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 7, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“O Mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to move humbly with your God?” ~ Micah 6:8 The morning after the United States election one of the first texts was from a friend in Minneapolis. They shared...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 31, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Hope is central to the faith journey. It is the bedrock of Christian life. It is how we all, in some way or another, discover God. It is how we all, in some way or another, continue to move forward in time when we feel we simply cannot.” ~Grace Ji-Sun Kim In the...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 24, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:32, New Living Translation Silencing the marginalized is nothing new. In Sunday’s scripture from Mark 10: 46-52, Bartimaeus, a person living without eye sight, is told to shut up. It is not a request....
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 17, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure”. ~Colin Powell” Where is your mind right now? Where is your heart, your spirit, and what is your bodily condition? Are you moving through each...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 10, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“… resist fear and work for change. We are survivors, and we will persevere, sometimes with fear and trembling, but with persistence at every step. And resistance will be our dance.” ~Rev. Dr. E. Carrington Heath from Courageous Faith Is perseverance a spiritual gift?...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 3, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“I am living breathing freedom.” ~Hiroko Sakai When the Spirit sets us free, we are free indeed. I’m excited that this Sunday we return to the theme Courageous Faith. This series will prepare our hearts for the election and what follows the election. There are many...
by Sheila Chittams | Sep 26, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Nothing is sweet or easy about community. Community is a fellowship of people who do not hide their joys and sorrows but make them visible to each other as a gesture of hope.” —Henri Nowen This week our Scriptures from Psalm 124 and James 5:13-20 are all about...
by MCCDC-Dale | Sep 12, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
When the snares of fear encompass me, when the pangs of loneliness envelope me, I suffer distress and anguish. Then I call upon You, my Rock. You come to my aid. Your strength upholds me. Psalm 116 (Nan Merrill, Psalms for Praying) Election cycles, climate crisis,...
