Luke 1:46-49 We are just a few days from the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus and I can’t help but think am I ready? Questions and thoughts keep bubbling through my mind…. Have I taken time to think through all the ways I can make the day special for my Read More...
It's been a wonderful and joyous Advent season at Country Club Christian Church! [envira-gallery id="7739"]
Rev. Mike Graves, Scholar in Residence and Minister of Spiritual Formation When I was in seminary, there were days I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that what was being presented was a piece of trivia that would never come in handy, not in my daily life as a follower of Read More...
I had heard about “pop up” restaurants and “pop up” retail shops but until last Sunday I had never heard a “Pick up” choir. One of our elders invited Dr. Paul Tucker to designate a Sunday where anyone who wanted to could sing in the choir on one Sunday. All you had to do was show up at 10:00 a.m. that day to rehearse the anthem for the 11:00 a.m. service.
As we prepare for the church year, it’s my practice to think about Christmas during the previous July. For 2018, I wanted to find a piece of music with great spirit to it (something that would cause Rev. Joe Walker to spontaneously whistle in the hallway after church), but with a text Read More...
John 1:1-5 The Bible helps us understand Jesus better with references to light. For example, He illuminates the darkness, His glory glows, and His love radiates in us and through us. In the physical world, we are drawn to sources of light like basking in the sun, watching a candle burn, or Read More...
Micah 5:2 Hope is a part of being human, and hope takes many forms. We hope that traffic isn’t bad on our way to work, or we hope for our favorite sporting team to win their next game. All December, children hope for their favorite toy to be wrapped underneath the tree Read More...
2019 CYF Midwinter Retreat - "Snow-One is Perfect" WHEN: Friday, January 4th at 7:00pm - Sunday, January 6th at 11:00amWHERE: Tall Oaks Conference Center WHO: 9th-12th graders COST: $130 ($145 after Dec 21st, 2018). NO ONLINE REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED AFTER: DECEMBER 28th THEME: Snow-One is Perfect KEYNOTER: Rev. Dr. Delesslyn Kennebrew, Regional Minister Read More...
Some families celebrate Christmas with the precision of a Bach cantata and some with the creative improvisation of a jazz medley. Both can be beautiful. But while we are in the middle of it, sorting out which traditions are essential and which are flexible can be tricky. The goal of course is Read More...
1st - 5th graders will explore various parts of the birth of Jesus in the December workshop series for Sunday School. From viewing ways authors and illustrators tell the story to creating their own nativity scene to assembling a holiday treat, children will spend time preparing to celebrate the mystery of the Read More...
3rd - 5th graders and their families are invited to join us on Sat., Dec. 16 as we carol at our homebound members' residences. After caroling, we will return to church for a chili dinner for families and siblings while Club Kids have special holiday celebration. 4:30 p.m. – Gather at church Read More...
Matthew 1:18-24 One day in Catholic school the dear old nun was teaching us about Joseph’s dream in which he is called to be Jesus’ earthly father (Matthew 1:18-24). Sister told us that Mary was a better example of discipleship than Joseph because Mary said “Yes!” almost immediately to God’s plan while Read More...
Luke 1: 25-38 What could it mean to dream the impossible? In my living room is a ceramic figuring of Mary in the middle of a nativity scene. It was gifted to me this year from my grandmother, whose grandmother gave it to her decades ago. To me this year, it is much more Read More...
Revelation 12:1-6 Whenever I lead a “Bible and Art Tour” at the Nelson with my docent friend Donna Houtteman, one of the pieces we talk about is a life-size wooden carving from Germany, of Mary and child. She has long, flowing hair, with the naked infant Jesus resting in her arms. But Read More...
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