When our daughter was born, my husband and I decided it was time to establish Christmas traditions unique to our new family. For me, this meant celebrating Christmas morning in our own home. For my in-laws, this meant breaking their family’s tradition of Christmas Eve dinner with a beloved aunt and uncle Read More...
If nothing else, I would say about myself that I am steeped in tradition – especially during the holidays. It’s always the same – a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup before going to church Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, my family gathers for a champagne toast at noon followed by eggs benedict Read More...
Several days ago I began putting up the outside Christmas lights. Several of the younger families in our neighborhood had already begun ahead of me. To set this devotional in context, may I mention to you that we are the oldest residents on our block both in age and longevity of ownership. We go back Read More...
When Dave and I wed in Telluride Colorado, his 12 year old Kyle and 18 year old Karmen, flew by themselves to meet us on the snow covered peaks. They carried with them fancy clothes for the wedding, ski clothes for their first try on the slopes and a large box containing Read More...
Feeding and caring for our neighbors has been a focus of the Metro Mission team and volunteers for years and one key mission partner in this service is Micah Ministry at Independence Boulevard Christian Church. Our church’s history connects back to the beginning with IBCC and it is fitting for us to Read More...
I was built in 1983 on Primrose Lane, on a corner lot, in a sleepy small town. Just before my builders hammered in the final nails, a lovely young couple and two children walked through my doors, bubbling with excitement; shortly thereafter, they became my family. The father used his woodworking talents to give Read More...
Support Micah Ministry and its clients by donating items or dollars for Christmas warmth packs. In previous years we have assembled hygiene socks, but warmth packs more appropriately meet the needs of people seeking support from Micah today. Each pack will contain: Hoodie (pullover or zipper but must be a hoodie, men’s sizes Read More...
When I was in kindergarten, my parents bought a home in a neighborhood in the very southeast corner of Memphis, Tennessee. The room I moved into that year I finally moved out of when I was 22; after bouncing around from dorm and rental properties, I spent my senior year at the Read More...
I have been fascinated by the story of the Three Kings (or Three Wisemen, or Three Magi, etc. etc. etc.) since childhood. Something about the idea of traveling so far to see the Baby Jesus seemed both strange and wonderful. I was no stranger to travel as a kid. We drove many Read More...
Our Advent theme this year, Home by Another Way, invites us to approach the season as one phase of our life-long spiritual journey. I wonder, who are your traveling companions? What wise sages might you encounter during this season and how may they encourage or re-direct your steps? I am eternally grateful Read More...
The best metaphor for our world of today is astronauts speeding through the cosmos, but with their life-supporting capsule pierced by a meteorite fragment. But the Church resembles Mary and Joseph traveling from Egypt to Nazareth on a donkey, holding in their arms the weakness and poverty of the Child Jesus: God Read More...
Christmas Eve 1992 will forever live in my memory as the most magical in my life. In typical Weinhold fashion, my parents were hard at work that morning preparing nothing short of a feast for a house full of family and friends on Christmas Day. The oven was fired up, the refrigerators Read More...
This Advent season is like no other. Many of us have altered how we will celebrate Christmas. In our household there have been some discussion about how to handle gifts – our boys are at the age where experiences were more the standard gift than a thing. It has us a bit Read More...
Our staff, clergy and ministry teams continue to provide support to members of our congregation, and our community through our mission partners. If you would like to serve, please consider the following opportunities. COVID-19 Financial Assistance Country Club Christian Church has established the COVID-19 Financial Assistance program to provide temporary relief to Read More...
On three Monday nights in November, a bunch of us gathered online for a course called “Saints of Our Time.” The word saints conjures up halos in artwork and names like Saint Augustine or Saint Teresa, heroic people who achieved great things in the name of serving God and community. We looked Read More...
