Valarie Kaur was our keynote speaker at our Rocky Mountain UCC Annual Celebration and will be one of the keynote speakers at our United Church of Christ General Synod this July. Her work is not only revolutionary but speaks to the heart of Jesus’ teachings with a focus on radical love that encompasses others, ourContinue Reading
Ezekiel has a vision of a valley full of bones receiving life breath, sinew, and flesh after encountering the word of God. When they arise, they receive Spirit and they dance! As Easter people we celebrate the Spirit that continues to give life and breath to our dry bones. We dare to dance in theContinue Reading
Our scripture readings for this coming Sunday are found in Psalms 47:1-6 and in Luke 24:44-53. As Jesus prepares to leave the disciples, he opens their minds and blesses them. The result after he ascends is their return to Jerusalem with great joy and a desire for continually worshiping and blessing God in the temple. What happens when theContinue Reading
Our scripture readings for this coming Sunday-May 2 are found in Psalms 22:25-31 and in Acts 8:26-39. We are a resurrection people! Those who seek new life – new beginnings.And we, the church, must be a place of knowing and growing and accepting love.We hear today the question asked by the Ethiopian eunuch: “Here is water. WhatContinue Reading
This Sunday acknowledges that sometimes we are unsure about our steps in this world. For the disciples, even “while in their joy” at seeing Jesus after the resurrection, they were still “disbelieving and wondering.” We are reminded that even though we may not know our next steps, we can be sure they will come becauseContinue Reading
This is the Easter Season! Easter is not just one day of proclaiming that life and love are more powerful than death and hatred, but a whole “week of weeks,” as we call it–seven more weeks of daring to dance our dances with hope and passion. So let us continue our praise! Dancing requires thatContinue Reading
This is the one who calls us to follow. We can always ask which is the real Jesus? Is it the one who gets his hands dirty with the mud and spit of this world, or is it the one who stands on the mountain top and glows with a radiance divine? Well, of course,Continue Reading
Let us celebrate service today, but not as another call to do more, to give more, to work harder or to fill our overburdened schedules with work. Yes, there is always a call to more service. But instead, let’s celebrate service by saying “thank you.”Continue Reading
We are people on a journey of transformation, and it isn’t always easy. Today, we acknowledge the hard work of becoming disciples and of setting aside the weight that clings so closely, of handing over the reins of our lives so that we can be led into wholeness. And so, we can proclaim wholeness to the broken world around us.Continue Reading
Welcome to Community Congregational Church of Manitou Springs! This week continues our six-weeks worship series: “Follow Me!”Today we are discussing Follow Me! as we look at whether we will listen as God calls us to follow. Click the link below to follow along with our Order of WorshipContinue Reading