Today’s blog has been written by our beloved Rev. Dr. Diane Mowrey. A month or so ago, in worship Gail asked us to consider and share answers to the question: “Where have you seen God at work in a way that gives you hope?” Folks answered in a variety of ways: in our young people; …
Caldwell, our “Summer of Questions” is coming to an end. You’ve been fantastic companions all along the way. You have responded to these blogs with questions of your own. You have read these ramblings of mine with grace and with openness of mind and heart. (If you want to go back and reread earlier blogs, …
Caldwell, this is Pride Week in Charlotte. The Pride Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, August 20th and 21st uptown. We still need volunteers to sit in our Pride booth and greet people who want information about Caldwell. If you are interested in helping at Caldwell’s booth, please use this link to sign up: https://bit.ly/3OKAf45. …
Last Sunday, I lied to the children at Caldwell during the children’s time. Please don’t tell them. I made a promise that for the entire month of August there would be no learning, and we would only play during our Sunday school time. I absolutely plan to keep my promise to only play this month, …
Did you know that those words come to us from the Bible, from 1 Timothy, chapter 4, verse 12? Paul wrote two letters to Timothy, a younger man who was a leader in the early church. Timothy was a follower of Christ who had deep wisdom and strength, courage and insight beyond his years, and …
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Caldwell, this has been a tough year. A tiring year. A demanding year. Actually, the past 2+ years have been tough and tiring and demanding. Who am I kidding? All of human history has been tough, tiring, and demanding. What are you going to do about that, Caldwell?What are we going to do about that?What …
And I am, Caldwell. I dream about travel to new places, to cities and museums all over the world.I dream about eating street food on busy streets in cities I’ve never explored. I dream about long contemplative walks on shaded greenways.I dream about times of silence and solitude in old churches and monasteries, in lush …
“Sometimes it’s the people no one imagines anything of, who do the things no one can imagine.” (From The Imitation Game) When I hear the story of “the Good Samaritan” in Luke 10:25-37, it reminds me of this quote. In Luke 10, verse 30, the story begins this way – “A man traveling from Jerusalem …
what if God is real?what if God created all that is? what if God created humanity in order to be in relationship with us?what if God really did walk with those first two humans in that first garden? what if God came to earth through the womb of an unwed teenage girl and was born …
On Friday, June 24th, my daughter Katie turned six. It is wonderful watching her grow into this fierce, funny and wild little person. We celebrated her with a trip to a nearby farm. You can see her here with a baby chick that she met. She and some of her friends played with sheep, goats, …
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