by MCCDC-Dale | May 25, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Give up all religious beliefs that make you cry or diminish your self-esteem. If a belief does not edify and uplift you, it is not a good belief. Jesus came to give us abundant life, a life to enjoy to the fullest.” ~Candace...
by MCCDC-Dale | May 18, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “The day I began to recover from alcoholism is not the day I stopped drinking. It’s the day I stopped evading God.” ~Liz Leuthner MCCDC has a long history of being a place of sanctuary for those facing addictions. Alcoholics Anonymous,...
by MCCDC-Dale | May 11, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. The Lord helps those whose spirits are crushed.” ~Psalm 34: 18 Many of us find it difficult to ask for help. That was one of the key points last Sunday when we launched Mental Health Awareness...
by MCCDC-Dale | May 4, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection It’s okay to get real about mental health, in fact, it is what our souls cry out for. Too often, and for too long our society has denied, stigmatized and spiritualized mental health. Now more than ever, people are suffering with mental...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 27, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection Another sleepless night Praying hope comes with the morning light Right now you’re feeling like you’ve lost this fight And fear is screaming out your name So you say “God help me!” You wonder if God’s even...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 20, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection One of the most evocative passages in scripture is the story from Luke 24:13-36, often described as The Road to Emmaus. ?In this scene it is Resurrection Day yet few have received the good news. And many who have received the news, don’t...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 13, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection Receive is an ‘action word What does Jesus mean when He tells his disciples to “receive the Holy Spirit?” Why was this act so important? Were there consequences for not receiving the Holy Spirit? Did the disciples have a choice? Jesus...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 6, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord!’ ” ~John 20:18 Where do you see life? Take a moment now. Look around the space you are in. Notice what you see. With so much media focus on death, it is easy to miss out on life. Death grabs...
by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 30, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“What then is the way that leads to life? The narrow way, the way less traveled, is the alternative wisdom of Jesus. . .it is an invitation to a path that leads away from the life of conventional wisdom to a life that is more and more centered in God.” ~Marcus Borg...
by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 23, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“God, some days feel like dead bone days. Like Ezekiel in the desert, we’re not always sure these bones can live. Like Ezekiel in the desert, we’re not sure anything good can come from this day. When those days come, remind us that you are a God who breathes life into...
