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...
by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 16, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Center in your true identity without guilt, defenses, or apologies. ” ~Iyanla Vanzant How do you define yourself? How do others define you? How do you define others? Do you resist or accept your self-definitions or the definitions imposed on you by others? John 9...
by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 9, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
Now Jesus had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her,...
by MCCDC-Dale | Mar 2, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Don’t be surprised that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’ God’s Spirit blows wherever it wishes. You hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going.” ~Jesus, John 3:7-8, Common English Bible If you’re...
by MCCDC-Dale | Feb 27, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Jesus shows us what it looks like to move in wisdom, to become adept at parsing out the many demands that call for our allegiance. If we are to be like Jesus, we must begin by first opening to the voice of God at our center. This voice...