Wednesday Greetings,   In the beginning ... GodIn the end ...  GodIn the middle ...  God  Peace in our journeys, Pastor Steve Melde

Wednesday Greetings, A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.(Anonymous)"You are the world's light."  Jesus, Matthew 5:14You lose nothing by sharing the light of God's grace in Jesus within you.  In fact, when you do, we all gain.  There's more light in the world.So...

#CPC Wednesday Message 10-23-24

Posted by Pastor Steve Melde on Oct 23, 2024

Wednesday Greetings,   Who decided how Wednesday should be spelled?  And who decided it should be pronounced  Wendsday ????It's such a weird word.  And "weird" is one of my favorite words.  It doesn't follow the rule:  i before e except after c....It just doesn't...

#CPC Wednesday Message 10-16-24

Posted by Pastor Steve Melde on Oct 16, 2024

Wednesday Greetings,   "Kind words can be short and easy to speak,but their echoes are truly endless."Mother TeresaShe was one smart woman!  I think of how her kind words echoed into the hearts and souls of the people for whom she cared.I think all kinds of words echo...

#CPC Wednesday Message 10-9-24

Posted by Pastor Steve Melde on Oct 09, 2024

Wednesday Greetings,   "Worry does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace."UnknownOUCH!It's tough not to worry.  Staying focused on what is at hand, and what you can do about what is at hand, will help keep you from worrying about what is to be, and what you...

#CPC Wednesday Message 10-2-24

Posted by Pastor Steve Melde on Oct 02, 2024

Wednesday Greetings,   I am on study leave this week.  It's time y'all grant me to step away, change the routine, focus on my professional growth, and do some planning.  This week I am planning worship themes.My favorite place to do this is on the beach in Rocky Point...

Wednesday Greetings, Welcome to fall... in Tucson... which is now under an excessive heat warning... 106 degrees or more by Saturday.Now really..... 106 isn't all that hot for Tucson, but it is for this time of year, and to be honest, most of us are done with the summer heat, and ready for the...

Wednesday Greetings,   What's a tree's favorite song in the fall?     Don't Stop be-leafin'Do they allow loud laughing in Hawaii?     or just a low ha ???Never blame others for the road you're on,     it's your own...

Wednesday Greetings,   9-11Today shows us what we humans are capable of.....Terrible violence...      Where we become terrorists and take human life.Wonderful kindness...      Where we offer ourselves to help others.Choose this day how you will be... ...

Wednesday Greetings,   Retreat....As I send this I am at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Paradise Valley, AZ, known as the Casa.  Check it out online:  www.thecasa.orgI'm at a conference being led by a seminary professor about preaching the psalms.Last night and early this...