Now is the Time to Take a Step!
If you haven’t caught wind of it yet, let me remind you: this year at Central, it’s the year of discipleship. We kicked off the ‘church’ year in the beginning of September when we asked the question “what does the Lord require of you?” Remember that? The answer from Amos, but reiterated by Jesus, is to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God. The way we put it is to always be taking “steps” along the path of following
We Are So Ready!
Every week since August during Central Kids, two cute twins have asked me, “when does Central Learns start?” At the mum sale for the elementary school I had a parent ask me, “When does your after school program start back up? We are SO ready for it!” We are excited the answer to both questions is in two short weeks! Central Learns starts every Wednesday on October 16th! This year, we have received an ABCNJ Communities in Action Grant which will allow us
The Most Politically Radical Thing You Can Do
The book of Revelation has been on my mind recently. In part, because I knew I’d be preaching from it last Sunday, but also, in part, because I know of a large bible study organization that is focusing on it this year and it’s come up in conversation a lot. As I said on Sunday, it tends to be a book that scares people and/or is just so hard to understand, so people just kind of shy away from it (or
More Than Just a Picnic.
This past Sunday was our yearly church picnic…but this one was a little different, and in my mind, it was such an amazing event. Here’s why…This year, we decided to do what we normally do at the picnic - food, games, good time together - but there was one big difference: we did it in the middle of town at the harbor in Atlantic Highlands. We invited anyone who was walking by to grab some free chili or hot dogs,
No Author? No Problem.
A guest blog by Shawn Blythe. As our Bible readings take us to Hebrews, you might be somewhat surprised at the lack of the normal introductory format that most letters in the New Testament follow. These letters typically started with a clear indication as to who the letter was from. James begins his letter with “James, a servant of God”. Peter begins his two letters similarly, with I Peter stating “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ”. Jude does the same with