by MCCDC-Dale | Jul 2, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
Oh, God, How Excellent, How Excellent is your name in all the Earth. (Oh Lord, Our Lord, How Excellent is Thy Name, alt.-Richard Smallwood) We so very often celebrate excellence of production. We go in search of it, and give rewards for it. We expect it and even...
by MCCDC-Dale | Jun 20, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
With authority Jesus gives orders to the storm: “Peace! Be Still” (Mark 4:39). In Mark 4:35-41 the disciples are in desperate need of help. They are in a boat on the Sea of Galilee on their way to the land of the Gerasenes when gale-force winds crash against their...
by MCCDC-Dale | Jun 13, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
”Your self-worth grows when you fight for something you love.” ~Maxime Lagace For Jesus a seed is not just a seed. For Jesus a seed is a force for life. A seed is hope. A seed is potential and transformation. As seed is a miracle waiting to happen. In Sunday’s...
by MCCDC-Dale | Jun 6, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“My prayer became ‘May I find peace. . .May I love this life no matter what.’ I was seeking an inner refuge, an experience of presence and wholeness that could carry me through whatever losses might come.” ~Tara Brach The Season of Pridetide invites us to find our...
by MCCDC-Dale | Jun 3, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
We are Wonderfully and Awesomely Made ~Psalm 139:14 This Sunday we begin our New Series, “True Colors.” This is fully aligned with our Pride Celebration. Yes, for us, Pride is a season. At MCCDC we observe traditional seasons of the church calendar such as Advent,...
by Sheila Chittams | May 23, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
How invested are you? This is not a message about giving financially to the church, so don’t go running out of the room just yet… First Egalitarian Translation mentions the word “faith” 628 times. Without faith it is impossible to please God – Hebrews 11:6. How...
by MCCDC-Dale | May 16, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” ~Acts 1:8 Like the earlier followers of Jesus, we need power from beyond ourselves, power from on high. In the mystery of our faith, the power from on high becomes the power from within. Through such...
by MCCDC-Dale | May 9, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“6 Oh, Holy God, I have manifested your Name to those you gave me from the world. 8 I entrusted to them the message you entrusted to me, and they received it. 9 I’m praying for them… for those you gave me, because they are yours. 11 I’m no longer in the world,...
by MCCDC-Dale | May 2, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Sing a new song to the Lord!” ~Psalm 98: 1 God gives us the right song at the right time. When we are down, the right song brings a lift. When tired, the right song brings energy. When restless, the right song brings rest. Songs gave courage to our ancestors. In...
by MCCDC-Dale | Apr 25, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“The impossible becomes just a matter of time when courageous people embrace the call to foster change. Wisdom comes in knowing that we are not powerless over our choice to respond to whatever we face. By admitting to ourselves that we are ready for things to change,...
