Rev. Cliff Warner

Dear Christ Church,  Placed in your hand, every Sunday at worship, is bread prepared by one of our volunteer bakers. We “break bread” in this way, together consuming the host from one batch of dough, to express that “there is one body and one Spirit, just as [we] were called to one hope; one Lord, […]

Dear Christ Church, Today is the Feast of the Epiphany. Though God long ago had promised that His people would be a light to all peoples and a blessing to all nations, the story of Jesus’ birth remained an “in-house” affair. Up to this point all the characters have been Israelites. Matthew records the story

Dear Christ Church, As we near the end of our sermon series, Becoming Tenders of the Garden, here are some creative ways to engage Advent with God’s good news of restoration of all things.  The Music. One of my kids shared a song with me a few years ago that caused me to drop everything

Dear Christ Church friends, Scot McKnight writes, in his book A Church Called Tov, “Yes, the church is part of the good news of Jesus. And the church proclaims the good news of Jesus. But when men and women have only seen churches formed by unhealthy power, celebrity, competitiveness, secrecy, and self-protection, our corporate ecclesial

Dear Christ Church, You get to make a few square inches of history this Sunday . . . literally. How? By lending a hand, during Sunday’s Ceili (you can’t miss this!), to restore the large mosaic that adorned our building before the renovation. Head to the workstation in our backyard this Sunday during the party

Dear Christ Church, Advent is here! During Advent we are full of eager expectation, waiting and preparing for the coming King. You will notice several changes that set this season apart, from the smell of incense to different vestments, and from new music to the lighting of the Advent candle to begin worship. As the

Dear Christ Church, I want to invite you to a Season of Shalom. What is that? We’ll get there, but first let me tell you why we need it. Almost every day I read about or talk to people who are struggling on a scale I’ve never witnessed before. Some of those conversations are with you. I too

Dear Christ Church, Dr. Gordon Fee, one of the saints whose image hangs on a wall in my mind and memory, died last week. Dr. Fee was a world-class New Testament scholar, and one of my professors at Regent College. He and his wife Maudine were also our (Christine’s and my) small group leaders, and

Dear Christ Church, As my family and I head out to Highland Lakes for the retreat today, there’s so much I’m excited for, but first a quick reminder: There will be no worship services at 112 Medina St. this Sunday, October 30th. But do join us at Highland Lakes Camp for worship at 9am! What