“The leaves of the trees are for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:2b This quote hangs in large wooden letters on the wall of the Bash Chapel at Tall Oaks, our denomination’s conference center near Bonner Springs, KS. A few weeks ago, our staff gathered in the Bash chapel for morning Read More...
Mark your calendars and join us in celebrating the Advent season!
I am about 100 yards away from the beach. But I can’t quite get there. A few more things to read, memos to send, projects to complete. I look forward to the feel of the sand in my toes and the sound of the ocean rhythm. But I resist letting go of my important tasks a little longer.
By Dr. Mike Graves, Scholar in Residence and Minister of Spiritual Formation All this year, National Public Radio has featured a series on the 50th anniversary of 1968, one of the most traumatic years in American history. Here’s the briefest of reminders: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were both assassinated. Read More...
By Rev. Tyler Heston, Minister to Youth People told me that I would adore autumn in the Midwest. It has always been my favorite season—the heat of the summer is past, the new routines of August and September are settled, and the leaves of the trees display brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows. Read More...
Sometimes I regret naming this column "Candid." It forces me to be...you know...candid. So I must tell you I am nervous. Not terribly nervous. But a little nervous, or maybe medium nervous. Back in August when I was at 9,000 feet pondering what messages I might bring to the pulpit this fall, Read More...
By Rev. Catherine Stark-Corn, Interim Minister to Children and Families Sitting in the reception hall for a friend’s wedding – the music plays an engaging melody while the newly married couple takes to the dance floor. Twinkling soft lights give off a fuzzy glow that makes the space a bit magical, long Read More...
By Lara Schopp, Director of Communication A photographer friend once told me that to get one good photo, you have to take 100 shots. This was back before every mobile phone came with a decent quality camera, and I was still shooting film using 24 or 36 exposure rolls. Today, every photo Read More...
Learn about oils used in Biblical times: frankincense, sandalwood, myrrh and more. You will learn what they are, how they work and where they come from. Wed., Nov. 7, 5:30 p.m., Sign up in the Well. $5/person .
Wednesday, October 24, 6:30-8:30 Get your holiday shopping done early while supporting our MOPS group. Vendors will be selling jewelry, clothing, food, children’s gifts, personal care, and much more. Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri, in the Social Hall.
Sun., Oct. 21 A Long Fight for Justice: The Story of Lamonte McIntyre with Cheryl Pilate, partner with the law firm, Morgan Pilate In Jesus’ first sermon in the Gospel of Luke, a key trait of his ministry is setting prisoners free. More than once, attorney Cheryl Pilate has worked to Read More...
Led by Dr. Mike Graves, from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Social Hall From Pew to Pulpit Sept. 10 and 17 Sermons mostly go in one direction, from pulpit to pew. Preachers talk and the people listen. But preaching can go in both directions, and once did in the early church. Together, we will think Read More...
“For a spiritual life is simply a life in which all that we do comes from the centre, where we are anchored in God. . . .” This line jumped off the page for me during my morning reflection time earlier this week.
Julián Zugazagoitia, Director and CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, will be the speaker at our Thanksgiving Dinner celebration on Thur., Nov. 15
One of best parts of serving among you for 30 years is story. I have had the privilege of learning your stories and sometimes I have even been a part of the story: officiating at your wedding, blessing your baby, weeping with you at a graveside. But in this first year as Read More...
