As CCDA looks back over the past 30 years we have much to celebrate. We have grown and changed and continue to seek to become all God has planned for us. But as with any organization, we are led by people. And when people work together, strive together, do life together, we will fall short of God’s …
Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods
God has taken me on an incredible journey. I was once a young man who was itching to get as far away as possible from my neighborhood. Now, twenty years later, as an unplanned returning resident, I love Englewood passionately and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Church Forsaken shares this …
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Who Is My Neighbor Part VI: Conclusion
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective.Part VI: Conclusionby Tom Yaccino & Nate BaconThere are magical moments where, in the face of grave threats against …
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Who is My Neighbor Part V: the Mexico/Guatemala Border
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective.Part V: Identities of the Mexico/Guatemala Borderby Katie WhiteMexico is a land of two identities. One one hand, you have chaos …
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Who is My Neighbor Part IV: Guatemala
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective. Part IV: Guatemala, a Light in the Dark by Michael Phillip “GOD HAS COME HERE TO STAY SO DARKNESS HAS TO LEAVE!” It is hard to …
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Who is My Neighbor Part III: El Salvador
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective. Part III: El Salvador, Scratching the Surface of a Nation By Kit Danley and Kristen Chesmore To begin to understand the …
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Who is My Neighbor Part II: Honduras
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective. Part II: Honduras, Scratching the Surface of a Nation by Dawnielle Miller & Elnie Goodman Living in the DC Metro area, many …
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Joy in Uncertainty
Different Bible translations are a true gift. Being able to read from any and every translation we can get our hands on can give us a fuller sense of how the Scriptures are speaking to us, especially when it comes to a passage that can be hard to understand. So, when I come across passages like 1 …