Join us on Father’s Day for outside worship on the church lawn. We will be honor our Fathers as well as the volunteers and staff who keep things going at our church! BYOC, bring your own chair, and relax and enjoy a beautiful day, some good music, the word of God, and some great company. … [Read more…]
Join us in guessing who belongs to which baby picture on May 16th following worship via the same zoom session as we will be using for worship that Sunday! If you still have pictures to enter please email them to the church office at cchurcheaston@gmail.com by May 9th. We hope to see you there!
I love the stories of Genesis because they really get to the bottom of human relationship and human life. They are not preached on often and many people struggle to figure out how to find the lessons in these stories for today’s modern life. But the lessons are there. These stories are examples for us. … [Read more…]
Mother’s Day is a time when we honor and remember the influence that our mothers have had on our lives. However, I fully recognize that for many people this relationship may not have been defined by love, support, nurture, and care. Traditionally these are the terms that are associated with motherhood. So this morning, I … [Read more…]
When I worked as a preschool teacher, we were all required to do a certain amount of hours of continuing education every single year. One of the trainings we often had, focused on teaching us the importance and practice of good listening. Then we would split into groups and practice the art of listening. Most … [Read more…]
We would like to invite everyone to join us for an outreach effort. We will be doing an activity for an organization called Project Sunshine. We will be assembling activity backpacks for children undergoing treatments for various illnesses at hospitals. This gives the children entertainment and something to distract them during their sometimes long treatments. … [Read more…]
The dictionary says, “A spiritual practice or spiritual discipline (often including spiritual exercises) is the regular or full-time performance of actions and activities undertaken for the purpose of inducing spiritual experiences and cultivating spiritual development”. Spiritual practices are more than about prayer. They are not necessarily defined by how one acts in church but rather they can be anything that gives someone a spiritual experience. … [Read more…]
When I was growing up, my brothers and I had a knack for getting into trouble. We were always rolling around like a pack of puppies and inevitably one of us would run into the house crying and bleeding. But my parents had a way with dealing with us and parental disappointment in our family. … [Read more…]
We have all at one point or another experienced the misjudgments and sometimes even hate of another person. As a woman in the ministry, I have experienced quite a bit of it. One of those times, happened to be while I was still in my last year of seminary and I was doing supply preaching … [Read more…]
When you imagine Jesus, what does Jesus look like, what does he act like? (Let Congregation answer) I often imagine this well spoken man, a brave man, not the poorest of the poor but not wealthy. I tend to imagine Jesus very much being like me. I imagine him as the ultimate comforter and these … [Read more…]
