#CPC Wednesday Message 3-20-24

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Wednesday Greetings,   Spring has sprung here in Tucson.  The flowers are blooming on the floor of the desert and through many of its trees. It can be so beautiful.And it can be so challenging for those of us with allergies.  The low-grade headaches seem constant, I'm extra...

#CPC Wednesday Message 3-13-24

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Wednesday Greetings,   I've been a part of the Christian faith all of my life.  My grandparents, parents, and siblings were all a part of a Christian church and faith.How I experienced God, especially through Jesus, has changed throughout my life.As a child, he was a kind, caring guy...

#CPC Wednesday Message 3-6-24

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Wednesday Greetings, The Grace of God....Whoever you are, However you are...God chooses you..... not because of anything you did or didn't do, could do, or can't do.... Just because you are you!That's grace!I invite you to choose God!   Peace in our journeys, Pastor Steve Melde

#CPC Wednesday Message 2-28-24

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Wednesday Greetings,   As we study Phillip Yancey's book, The Jesus I Never Knew, and focus this week on the Sermon on the Mount (especially the Beatitudes) (Matthew 5, 6,7), we are all reminded of how hard it is to really follow Jesus' teachings and way of living.Yancey says, "God's...

#CPC Wednesday Message 2-21-24

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  From Philip Yancey's "The Jesus I Never Knew""Jesus was born not in Rome, the seat of power, but in tiny Bethlehem.  he grew up not in Jerusalem, the center of religion, but in Galilee, the butt of country-bumpkin jokes ... Jesus was born in Asia, like half of all babies born...

#CPC Wednesday Message 2-14-24

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Ash Wednesday Greetings,   You are dust and to dust you shall return.Which means, You are the Lord's and unto the Lord you shall return.  Peace in our journeys, Pastor Steve MeldeP.S.  You can't spell   vaLENTine without LENT

#CPC Wednesday Message 1-24-24

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Wednesday Greetings, Bleh.   This last week there was a significant hack, and lots of people received a fake text asking for help.  It's so sad this happened, and happens.  I'm one of those who wishes that people smart enough to figure out such a hack would actually put it...

#CPC Wednesday Message 1-17-24

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Wednesday Greetings, "In the end, everyone is our teacher...our friends, our family, the stranger on the street. Every experience is a challenge; a teaching is always hidden in it.Every thought that bubbles up in our minds can teach us things about ourselves if we are able to learn." ...

#CPC Wednesday Message 1-10-23

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Wednesday Greetings,   There are reminders all around us:You see a large yellow M on a building and you remember: McDonald'sYou see a cross on a building and you think:  Church, Jesus, GodYou see a blue square with a white H on it and you know:  There's a hospital nearby.You see...

#CPC Wednesday Message 1-3-24

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Wednesday Greetings, God's grace in Jesus the Christ is more powerful......than anything!Yes, more powerful than any sin, ever.Any truly, repentant person can be forgiven... anything, through the grace of God in Jesus the Christ.There may be some earthly consequences that still have to be faced...