Polarization over the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the nation has divided people according to their political (and thus media) alliances and influences. It has become evident that the church – even CMC, to which this is specifically addressed – has fallen right along with

God is with us. Jesus pitched his tent among us. Like Zechariah, our hearts can sing, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he hath visited, and has wrought redemption for his people” (Lk 1:68 American Literary Version). God is moving and he

Five ordained ministers from three congregations gathered 110 years ago this month in what is considered the beginning of CMC.  Among five questions for discussion, one was based on the duty of our churches to spread the gospel. They recognized that our churches should respond

I was a young pastor when the KKK came to our town. The rally was just three blocks from our home in a town where my two children attended school and my wife taught and where I pastored a CMC church. On Saturday, July 17,