Remembering Henry Smith
Henry Smith died last Friday at the age of 88. His obituary is HERE. Henry started attending CMC in the late fall of 2014. We had just finished our “Difficult Passages” worship series which highlighted themes of scripture we found troubling – a follow up to our “Twelve Scriptures Project” which highlighted those we…
Daily Connector | Part VI Repent. Repair. Real Estate: Redlining and the environment | Brent Miller
“Redlining,” as many of you know, was a common practice in the housing industry used by mortgage companies to deny loans to certain populations. You can guess which populations those were. The practice got its name from maps in loan officers’ offices on which areas were outlined in red to…
Daily Connector | Easter Egg Activity with Junior Youth | Mim Halterman
Did you ever wonder how to make these Easter Eggs? Well now’s the perfect time to ask one of the Junior Youth or Robin Walton. Although I’ve had the pleasure of making them with Robin, I’m not going to let the secret out. It’s a Martha Stewart delight – yes…
Daily Connector | Part V: Repent. Repair. Real Estate | Brent Miller
A couple of years ago I attended a panel on civil rights and fair housing issues. One panelist (“Panelist A”) was adamant that the only way to reparation and repentance would come through one-on-one conversations. It needs to start at home. At work. With our children and with our neighbors….
Daily Connector | Part IV: Reparations Essay | Yvonne Zimmerman
Can you really be sorry for something you’ve done, if you won’t take responsibility for repairing –or at least trying to repair–the damage? Think about a person who’s done something to hurt you –something pretty significant. If you tell them what you need from them to repair the harm they’ve…