by Cedar Ridge Community Church | Apr 27, 2017 | Lead Pastor's Blog
As a young person in my twenties I was in need of safe space: My life was a mess. Failed relationships, moral decline, wrong decisions and harmful behaviors had led to growing anxiety and depression that was becoming paralyzing. But I knew it was my fault, and I...
by Cedar Ridge Community Church | Apr 13, 2017 | Lead Pastor's Blog
Easter is a strange time of year. It’s a season when we celebrate new life: spring is in the air, and we decorate with pastel colors, bunnies, and chocolate eggs. And yet in all this sweetness we are celebrating something outrageous and almost unbelievable: Jesus came...
by Cedar Ridge Community Church | Mar 8, 2017 | Lead Pastor's Blog
One of the challenges of being a prophetic community and speaking out on behalf of the vulnerable and oppressed is that we constantly flirt with self-righteousness. The political realm is full of finger pointing, sanctimonious rhetoric and self-vindication. But Jesus...
by Cedar Ridge Community Church | Feb 28, 2017 | Lead Pastor's Blog
As followers of Jesus together, we are called to be a prophetic community. In my last post I shared how important it is for us to be a community of love in the current troubled political climate. Today I’d like to explore what it means for us to be prophetic, and why...
by Cedar Ridge Community Church | Feb 22, 2017 | Lead Pastor's Blog
The current political climate has led to fear, vitriol and contention. For some it feels like the world has been turned upside down with conflict and opposing viewpoints, while for others it feels like the world has always been this way and we are all just waking up...
