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Lent Week 4: Fostering Intimacy With Christ

by CCDA Guest on March 19, 2020

The Witness of Grace & Generosity “And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For [...]
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Filed Under: Devotionals, General, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Covid-19, generosity, grace, Lent, trust

Lent Week 3: Fostering Intimacy with Christ

by CCDA Guest on March 11, 2020

Hope in the Ashes Two weeks ago, I found myself standing in my bathroom looking in the mirror. I couldn’t take my eyes off of my forehead. Emblazoned on my head was a dark, ashen cross; a reminder of my frailty and limitations. A visual to cue me in to the brokenness of the world, lest I [...]
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Lent Week 2: Fostering Intimacy With Christ

by CCDA Guest on March 4, 2020

Lord Lead Me in the Way of Repentance As we focus on repentance, we remember that in Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness. There he spent 40 days and 40 nights and was tested by the devil.  I find it interesting that the Holy Spirit is the person leading [...]
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Lent: Fostering Intimacy with Christ

by CCDA Guest on February 25, 2020

Lent 2020

Setting Your Intention Lent is a special time. As Christians, it’s a special time to engage The Living God through intentional times of prayer, fasting, contemplation, meditation, worship and other disciplines that foster intimacy with Christ. Lent provides an opportunity to intentionally [...]
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Lenten Immerse: Hope

by Lisa Rodriguez-Watson on April 8, 2019

Spring - she’s the audacious, extravagant sister of all the seasons.  Breaking through death, she burgeons in both vibrant and pastel hues, and her flowers emanate abundant fragrance. The sights, the smells and even the sounds of Spring can seem an exaggeration after the long darkness of [...]
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Lenten Immerse: Humility

by CCDA Guest on March 15, 2019

Humility can seem like such a paradox: we are expected to give our best, while practicing freedom from praising ourselves. This can seem like an elusive task at times, especially in our American culture of self reliance and competition for perfection. It is difficult to detach from social [...]
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Lenten Immerse: Self Examination

by Lisa Rodriguez-Watson on March 11, 2019

Life’s distractions have a way of steering us away from our true selves as intended by Christ. In our non-stop culture we desperately need Lent, a season meant to reset our perspectives and practices.   Even when busy-ness binds our souls, Lent positions us to pause and reflect upon Christ’s work [...]
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Lenten Immerse: Lament

by Lisa Rodriguez-Watson on March 5, 2019

Over the course of the next 6 weeks of Lent, CCDA is inviting you into a Lenten journey.  Each week we will suggest a new spiritual discipline for you, your small group, or church to practice.  Excerpts from our Immerse online curriculum will be highlighted to prompt your thoughts and lead [...]
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