We have three ways to share the bounty with the hungry in our community: Bring canned goods to our donation points in the parlor and the chapel, and at the doors any time. Please do not bring anything in a glass container. Cans, boxes and plastic containers all work well and are Read More...
Dr. Meredith HolladayPastoral Prayer, Sunday, June 21 God what must you think of our violence, our insecurity, our fear of one another, our hatred toward others? God what must you think as you look at the world – your good world – and see hurt, pain, sickness, suffering? What must you think Read More...
“Our God is a great and wonderful God!” I heard those words several years ago while on a mission trip to South Africa. Our team was worshipping in a small church in Knapp’s Hope, a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. The villagers shouted for joy, sang with great gusto and Read More...
Rev. Carla Aday will be Preaching "Go", based on Matthew 28: 16-20.
Every year I like to share my summer reading list with you all. If any of you are reading some of these books, please let me know! I’d love to hear your thoughts about them. Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, by General Stanley McChrystal. A friend, Read More...
In the Oscar nominated film, Selma, we see a portrayal of Martin Luther King and his leadership that is both inspiring and honest. King has been memorialized in stone, but as the movie demonstrates, no one, not even history’s greatest and most transformative leaders, emerge onto the world’s stage as icons. The Read More...
June 1, 8, 15, 22On the first four Monday nights in June we’ll gather on our lawn for lemonade and fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Come for a glass of lemonade and a snack. Stay for conversation – or study – or meditation! At 7:00 we’ll break up into small group options: Men’s Read More...
Winning and losing with grace is the key to being the kind of person that people want to be around, whether you are playing a game, working on a project or simply enjoying a cup of coffee. Learning to be gracious resides at the heart of the Christian life. Graciousness begins with Read More...
The life of Jesus was centered in prayer. At almost every important event in the Gospel of Luke we find Jesus praying. He prays at his baptism and when he is choosing the disciples. We find Jesus praying before he teaches and he prays before Peter’s confession. He proclaims that the temple Read More...
A Week on Sanibel Island, Florida, donated by Patty and Phil Love. Enjoy a week in the Love’s two bedroom, two bathroom, ground-floor, beachfront condominium on beautiful Sanibel Island, Florida. The condo is located at Ocean’s Reach, consistently voted “#1 Sanibel Condominiums” by Trip Advisor. A pool is right outside the door Read More...
A few years ago I woke early after a sleepless night. I was worried about a serious decision. Feeling the need to rejuvenate my spirit, I grabbed a U2 CD on my way out the door and plugged it into my car’s sound system. I pushed the random button on the player Read More...
Learning to live with our scars is one of the toughest things we will ever face. It’s hard to do because they remind us of our pain. The reminder can be a point of grace, though, when we allow it to clarify what matters. Maya Angelou once said for her, writing is Read More...
Fred Craddock, the finest preacher in America, died last Friday in Blue Ridge, Georgia. “Fred Craddock was a national treasure and a devoted servant of the church and Jesus Christ. His impact on preaching – in terms both of scholarship and practice – is incalculable,” said Tom Long, his friend and colleague Read More...
Benefactors as of March 5, 2015 Dave Ehman & Carla AdayAndy & Marcia BerryDenny & Shelia BolteSteve & Andrea BoughJ.J. Jones & Kevin BriggsJohn & Lynn CockleGlenn & Tepring CrockerBill & Jan DanielsChuck & Marilyn DreasAlan & Susan GarnerAlex & Barbara GeorgeScott & Sarah GlasrudWayne & Laura HeadyPeter & Lesley HoltGlenn Mills Read More...
Come party under the plane at the 6th Annual Country Club Christian Church Celebration Dinner and Auction Saturday, April 25 • 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Bean Hangar at the Roasterie • 1227 West 27th Street Kansas City, Missouri The 6th Annual Celebration Dinner and Auction will celebrate the promising future we share as a Read More...
