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Service Times
Sunday Mornings Worship Service- 9:00 a.m. Sunday School- 10:15 a.m. |
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SUNDAY SCHOOL KICK-OFFHelp us kick off our Sunday School time
with a small Back to School Bash on Sunday September 8 from 11am-noon (right after Sunday School). After Sunday School we'll have a time of games, give-aways and grub in the Life Center. Come for Sunday School and stay for the fun! |
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The discount store Dollar Tree has books. I once found George Saunders’ Tenth of December there. This is a great collection of stories, a modern classic of short fiction, no matter what the price tag said. A buck!?!?
The store next door had a copy of Martha Grace Reese’s Unbinding the Gospel for 25 cents. This is an outstanding book for Christians that I’ve used in multiple congregations to help people describe and share their faith. A quarter?!?! In both cases you could say, “Well, those books are worth exactly what the market (or the culture or whatever) says they’re worth.” Maybe. Yet… I need to remember the gospel story is clear that, on the cross, the market (and the culture and the government and the religious leadership and pretty much everyone) declared that Jesus from Nazareth wasn’t worth a pop can full of spit. But I know this isn’t true; they were wrong. I trust that, no matter what the market (or whatever) says, God has made Jesus Lord and the one through whom the universe is healed. Sometimes Jesus is “valuable” in the wider world, and sometimes he’s “worthless”. But, if my connection to Jesus is dependent on the world’s assessment, I’m in trouble. It’s not just about Jesus, of course. You look at yourself in the mirror. What’s your value? It’s infinitely high. You’ve been made in the image of God, loved by Christ, and called worthy to receive God’s Spirit. And those things don’t change, no matter what. And yet… On the days we noticed we’ve aged, or lost our job, or gone on assistance, or been abandoned by a loved one, it’s easy to slap a dollar or a quarter tag on ourselves and say, “Guess that’s all I’m worth.” Not so, says God. |
“What I like about Park Hill Christian Church is our God
blessed outreach programs
touching so many people in spiritual and physical need.”
~Member, Sandy Shipley
blessed outreach programs
touching so many people in spiritual and physical need.”
~Member, Sandy Shipley
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