Mark and Karen Kelly came into membership on Sunday, August 26. We are delighted to have them join us. The following is a brief bio of Mark and Karen who currently live in Hatch, NM. Perhaps you share some similar
12 Steps to a Compassionate Life: Step 11 Recognition
Luke 24:13-35 – NRSV Our eleventh step to a Compassionate Life is Recognition. “We recognize a personal connection with the suffering of others and find a way to focus and act upon our concern.” (Karen Armstrong, 12 Steps to a
12 Steps to a Compassionate Life: Step 10 – Knowledge
Romans 15: 1-2,4-9, 13 NRSV The fact that we are on the 10th step of the 12 steps to a compassionate life not only means that this sermon series is coming to an end, it also reflects the fact that
Step 9: Concern for Everybody
I have found this summer sermon series of 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life(1) by Karen Armstrong to be an interesting challenge as I apply the sense of mindfulness of past chapter’s information to my own life. Now we are
Step 8: How Should We Speak to One Another?
Ephesians 4: 25-27, 29-32, 5:2a Step 8 — How should we speak to one another?1 Don’t you think it’s interesting when the title poses a question? Yes, how should we speak to one another? According to Karen Armstrong: “Kindly, gently,
Letter from the President
The manner in which our country treats refugees continues to preoccupy my thoughts. I am gladdened that several people who read my newsletter article last month accepted my invitation and wrote to our elected leaders. Donna Cavedon became a signatory
Adult Conversations: Falling Upward
The Sunday morning Adult Conversations is taking a break until September 9. The group concluded its conversation of Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living by Krista Tippett. Each chapter provided interesting insights by Tippett as well as
Thanks from Ann McPhee
Ann McPhee shares her thanks to the volunteers from First Christian Church for their work at El Caldito. We served 178 plus 25 seconds yesterday. I think that’s what the guard shared with me. We also had a Telemundo reporter
A Few Words
The following is something I have been carrying around with me for years and from time to time I have dusted it off and shared it with different congregations. I think this helps us keep in perspective what “church” is
Step 7: How Little We Know
Job 11:5-9. We start today by taking a few minutes to recap the first six steps of the 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong.1 Can you name them? Step 1: We learn about compassion by understanding its