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The Central Fine Arts Ministry Team is proud to present a new art show from artist seangarrison. seangarrison (b.1968) is a native Detroiter currently residing in Minneapolis, MN. He is a writer and abstract painter.
It is no coincidence Thanksgiving occurs around the end of the harvest season. Our beloved farmers have toiled since spring to produce a harvest to feed and nourish us. We thank God for their vocation and efforts.
Throughout the Sabbath to End Homelessness weekend, Align Central will be offering opportunities to find answers to these questions through prayers in worship, displays in the Great Room, the game simulation at the Adult Forum, and at Empowering Conversations.
Bats provide major ecological and economic benefits in Minnesota. They consume thousands of insects each night, including mosquitoes and crop-damaging beetles.
Cell phones are expensive, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to well over a thousand dollars. The actual cost is much greater due to the impact production, use, and disposal of cell phones has on the environment.
This is a C3 team reminder for those with a lawn to start thinking about getting your rake out next month and raking leaves before they end up in storm water drains.
Weekly reflections from the preaching pastor.
The raising of Lazarus is certainly a moment that connects us to Jesus’ resurrection and the promise that we, too, will be raised from our final death. Just as much, and perhaps not as often held close, is that the raising of Lazarus is about God’s power to raise us from all we might name as death.
As we pause to witness Jesus healing the man born blind, there are possibilities to ponder as we reflect on sight and seeing, vision, and awareness. Physical sight is a gift, a common blessing that we take for granted. Many of you know the complex challenges that come with the loss of physical sight.
Water is one of these common elements. Without it we cannot make a home anywhere. We cannot live where there is not enough water or clean water. With it, we can settle down and rest and eat and drink and gather with friends and family and a home is made.
Remember Nicodemus? He, a Pharisee, wandered out at night to find Jesus to ask him about his identity (a key theme in John) and how Jesus was able to do such remarkable things. What followed was a conversation about womb and water, flesh and spirit, and things visible and invisible.
In this season of Lent, we will dwell in significant lessons from the Gospel of John. On Ash Wednesday, February 18, we began with John’s remarkable prologue and the well-known opening: “In the beginning was the Word.”
Among the many great moments there are in working in youth ministry, few compare to the moments when you see a flicker of light or a spark in the spirit of a student. Such sparks appear when new ideas are understood, when new skills are mastered (or at least attempted with some success and enough curiosity to try again), and when faces shine with understanding and confidence.
