Category: Reflections

Why Don’t My Children (and grandchildren) Go To Church

“When they were young, we took our children every Sunday, but now they’re older and they don’t go. What did we do wrong?”

a shadow on winter snow

Winter is a Culture

“People who live in winter appreciate the spring.” Kimiko Karpoff reflects on winter.

Jesus with a child speaking to his disciples

Spiritual Practice for Lent

Ted has been contemplating the gospel readings for Lent. He offers this series of reflections, inviting folks to consider taking a day a week during this period to pray the scripture, follow the suggestions for spiritual practices and consider the questions about life in faith.

Patrick’s Song, Brigid’s Well and Columba’s Island

This past weekend, February 7-9, 2014, Ted Dodd was privileged to attend a guided retreat on Celtic Spirituality, with the highly regarded preacher, author, and hymn lyricist, Herbert O’Driscoll.  These …

participants in the Lutheran diaconal ministry course in South Carolina

Diaconal Ministry: History, Discernment, Formation, and Spirituality

Earlier this month, CCS program staff member Ted Dodd attended a course on Diaconal History and Spirituality at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina.

shell art of Phoebe the deacon

Wait! There’s More to Learn?!

Profile of two CCS students who used their CCS credits toward an academic degree.

yellow church with high snow banksin Hokkaido

Making the Ordinary Strange

Lori Stewart interviewed Kuriko Fujiyoshi from the Dohoku Christian Centre in Hokkaido, Japan.

Expressing our Values

A new articulation of CCS’s core values, and an invitation to artists to create work inspire by those values.

Videos from January’s Second Fridays – Respect

Doug McMurtry and Adrian Jacobs inspired us with their wise and insightful commentary on the concept of Respect.

Both-And Community with Lutheran Deacons

Ted was part of a retreat for the newly formed Lutheran Deacon community in Minnesota. He offered them some tools for reflecting on community in terms of “both/and” polarities.

Surprise, You’re Chaplain

Helen Reed reflects on coming to CCS for a meeting two weeks ago and spontaneously volunteering to serve as chaplain in the learning circle.

Hospitality and the Arts – videos from October’s Second Fridays

Jamie Howison and barb janes provided intriguing images of what the relationship between the church, the world, and the arts could be at October’s Second Fridays presentation on October 11, 2013.

Alive, Alert, Enthusiastic, Awake

Seven CCS students enter their final year of studies this year – bringing together their learning and reflecting on wisdom.

Fruitful Balances: Ted’s Sabbatical

Ted Dodd found his three month sabbatical leave allowed a set of fruitful balances.

Charlotte Caron’s Book Is For The Birds

Charlotte Caron (CCS 1972) has launched a book of poetry entitled The Magic of Birds. Here’s an excerpt…