Meatless Mondays and Lent

Meatless Mondays and Lent Lent began this year on February 14, Valentines Day, not only the perfect day to show love and compassion towards all of God’s creation, but also a time to adopt a Meatless Monday program (even if the 14th is on a Tuesday). Fasting has been a recognized religious practice long before […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

An Interfaith Gathering for Lamentation, Longing and Hope

On Thursday, January 18, 2018, we took part in an “Interfaith Gathering of Lamentation, Longing and Hope” for the 2018 legislative session of the Colorado General Assembly.  The event was held at the First Baptist Church of Denver. We first opened with Father Michael Nicosia of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion playing the flute. Rev. Diana […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

A Holiday Message from Rev. Tina Yankee, the CCC’s Director of Development and Programs

Dear Friends and Family, Grace and Peace to you in this New Year of our Lord 2018! First, I want all to know is I am doing amazingly well.  My transplant was 13 days ago and I will be going home in the next two weeks (the plan).  God has blessed me and you have […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Fr. Michael Nicosia Advent Message–Magnificat of Light

  Magnificat of Light by Michael J. Nicosia © 2006; based on Luke 1:46-55 My soul sings of God’s radiance; my spirit dances in the presence of my Savior. For the light of God’s promise has penetrated the darkness of the world. Generations have articulated this hope; generations will continue to bask in its blessing. […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Colorado Council of Churches Encourages Adopting A Meatless Monday Program

  In October the Colorado Council of Churches voted to promote a Meatless Monday program among its covenanting congregations and affiliates. So what is Meatless Monday? The history of Meatless Mondays dates back to World War I, when the U.S. Food Administration asked families to reduce consumption of certain foods to help aid the war […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

ABCRM Devotion: Comforting Words for Trying Times

  In view of the recent event in a rural Texas church I am republishing this devotion. Comforting Words for Trying Times By Rev. Larron Jackson   “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

The Reformation turns 500

  The Reformation turns 500 “Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Too Many Denverites Face Eviction Alone

  From the Colorado Center on Law & Policy: Amid Colorado’s growing affordable-housing crisis, there are roughly 850 evictions filed with courts every week across the state. According to one news report, there were at least 44,000 evictions filed in Colorado in 2016. Evictions can lead to unnecessary displacement, increased financial insecurity and even transitional […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

ABCRM Weekly Devotion: Maturity

  Maturity By Rev. Drake Hunter   “Brethren, do not be children in your thinking, yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.”~ 1 Corinthians 14:20   In churches today, many people misunderstand maturity.  They think maturity is about the buildup of experiences through time or through the aging process.  The truth […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

CHRISTIAN FAITH LEADERS URGE CONGRESS TO FIND BIPARTISAN REMEDIES TO WHAT AILS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

July 27, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adrian Miller, Executive Director adrian@cochurches.org 303-917-3864 (cell) CHRISTIAN FAITH LEADERS URGE CONGRESS TO FIND BIPARTISAN REMEDIES TO WHAT AILS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT As Christians and as leaders of churches in Colorado, we call on the U.S. Congress to work together and find bipartisan solutions to the shortcomings of […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Guest Post: The Secret Reason Why Good Churches Die

THE SECRET REASON WHY GOOD CHURCHES DIE by Rebekah Simon-Peter  July 16, 2017 Why do good churches die? I’m not talking about churches who have an apparent fatal flaw like mean or nasty people, terrible location, clergy sexual misconduct, uninspiring worship or the like.  Churches can and do recover from all of those things. No, I’m talking […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Guest Post: The Complicated Theology of a Wonder Woman

Today is a great day to have a little summer fun. We are grateful to Dr. Elizabeth Coody for this interesting piece on finding deeper meaning from the fictional comic book character “Wonder Woman.” — Even before the new movie broke box office records and charmed the world this summer, Wonder Woman was an icon […]

Read full story Comments { 0 }