Midweek Blog: Classifying Connections
Recently I learned that someone I know co-authored a book called, Real Connections: Ministries to Strengthen Church and Community Relationships (written by Joy Skjegstad and Heidi Unruh). I decided I needed to pick up a copy not only because I like supporting the creative work of people I know, but…
November Sundays
November is in the air and the leaves are realizing they can’t hold on much longer. As we begin a new month here is a preview of Sunday worship themes: November 7: All Saints/Souls Observance This Sunday is our annual time of remembrance for loved ones who have died. Whether…
Baptism and Wilderness
A week from this Saturday, November 6, CMC is hosting an in-person workshop called “Believe and Be Baptized: Conversations on a 500-year-old tradition.” The event will be led by John Roth, Professor of History at Goshen College in Indiana. It is part of a series of events anticipating the 500-year…
Ending executions in Ohio
We are one of 85 faith communities in Ohio participating in Death Penalty Abolition Week. Yesterday was the 40-year anniversary of Ohio’s reinstatement of executions. To mark this Ohioans To Stop Executions organized over 100 folks to meet with state lawmakers urging them to pass HB 183 and SB 103,…
Feeling With Images
By: Phil Yoder The other month, when meeting with my spiritual director, I was struggling to articulate my feelings around God (and God’s absence). She pulled out a collection of pastels and asked me to draw them. Draw them? When it comes to the arts, I generally consider myself a…
