JULY 29, 2022 The Parable of the Rich Fool Thinking back over my time as an ordained minister, the world that has been my context has been filled with division, strife, wars and rumors of wars, famine, drought, fires (both physical and political), and…you know…a pandemic (remember fights in grocery stores over toilet paper in 2020, or mask mandates at …

JULY 22, 2022 Ask And You Shall Receive In our lives, it can be hard to ask for things – for help, for advice, or even for the material goods we need to survive – food, shelter, a raise. It can be hard to ask the people we are in relationship with for what we need – more clarity, a …

JULY 15, 2022 When God Says Yes to You The Gospel of Luke will tell us this Sunday that “Jesus entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.” (Luke 10:38) Martha, as far as we know, is either a widow or an old maid—the sad result either of a serious tragedy or a life that somehow had …

JULY 8, 2022 Welcome The Rev. Canon Greg Baker On Wednesday, The Rev. Canon Greg Baker officially joined us for his first day as CCC Canon for Spiritual Formation! Greg will work with Dean Lesesne and our team to connect our faith to everyday life as we seek and serve Christ together. Be with us on Sunday to hear Greg preach at …

JULY 1, 2022 The Kingdom of God has come near. The Gospel writer for the next several weeks has us in a 10-chapter journey with Jesus to Jerusalem. In this week’s lesson we learn that he just appointed 70 others to go ahead of him to every town where he was intending to go. In it we see these fresh new disciples …