by Rohadi | Jan 5, 2017 | Church & Spirituality
January 6th is Epiphany. Most people don’t have any connection to the day because it’s not your typical Hallmark event. If you don’t follow any liturgical traditions then you’ve probably overlooked Epiphany. Until the forth century there was no...
by Rohadi | Jan 1, 2017 | Church & Spirituality
Most nativity scenes come with the usual suspects: baby Jesus, manger, donkey, Joseph, Mary, 3 wise men, a shepherd or too, etc. Most all nativity scenes are probably inaccurate. Among others, we know that the wise men weren’t present, they encounter Jesus when... by Rohadi | Dec 17, 2016 | Church & Spirituality
You’re almost there. The Christmas story reaches its climax at the nativity scene, which by design kicks of the climax of an even larger narrative told for the entirety of creation. …While there is an expectation for the culmination of biblical prophesies...
by Rohadi | Dec 8, 2016 | Church & Spirituality
In the final instalment of our Values Series, we wrapped it all together with a story. Not just any story, but one where you’re the main protagonist. Of all the stories in the world you can fit them into 7 different plots: rags to riches, the quest, overcoming...
by Rohadi | Nov 27, 2016 | Church & Spirituality
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Our community loosely follows the liturgical calendar in which the first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new year. We don’t associate the lead up to Christmas as a time to reflect on new beginnings as we would for...
by Rohadi | Nov 19, 2016 | Church & Spirituality
At CMC we have 4 values identify our church: Gather, Transform, Formation, and Beauty. God can’t use you. Rather, we are invited to participate in God’s unfolding hope and dream for creation. We are in fact adopted as sons and daughters into the redemptive...