March 20, 2022 Season of Lent “When Jesus again and again says things like the last shall be first, and the first shall be last, and the poor are blessed, and the rich are cursed, and that prostitutes make great dinner guests, it makes me wonder if our need for pure black-and-white categories is not… Read more Moderator’s Corner
March 13, 2022 Season of Lent “Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.” – Anne Lamott * * * * * * * * * Communion. I’m still looking for volunteers to prepare communion for the months of Apr, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. Preparation is easy. Please let… Read more Moderator’s Corner
As of Sunday, March 13, 2022, Pine Valley Christian Church is moving to a Mask Optional position. We are also stating we are a Mask Affirming church which means that anyone may decide that wearing a mask is the right decision for them. Wearing – or not wearing – a mask will both be accepted;… Read more PVCC Mask Update
March 6, 2022 “Faith includes noticing the mess. The emptiness and discomfort. And letting it be there until some light returns.” – Anne Lamott * * * * * * * * * Welcome to our expansive Lenten journey. I hope you are enjoying the Lenten devotional materials, “Full to the Brim”, provided by our… Read more Moderator’s Corner
February 27, 2022 This is just a reminder that the number of people you need to apologize to for being the most authentic version of yourself – currently stands at zero. – John Pavlovitz * * * * * * * We are worshipping together in our church building again! It was wonderful to see… Read more Moderator’s Corner
February 20, 2022 Every time we draw a line between us and others, Jesus is always on the other side of it. –Nadia Bolz-Weber * * * * * * Good news! We will be in-person for worship on February 27! Yes! * * * * * * Please join me in welcoming Diane Miller… Read more Moderator’s Corner
February 13, 2022 It’s a really bad idea to set out to change another person. Instead, set out to love them, and they will become whatever they are supposed to become. – John Pavlovitz * * * * * * * It’s Camp Time! Join us for Summer Camp 2022 Warmer days with longer sunlight… Read more Moderator’s Corner
February 6, 2022 We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be. – Anne Lamott * * * * * * * Let’s go to the show! Playing through February 27 at Roxy’s theatre in downtown Wichita… Read more Moderator’s Corner
January 30, 2022 My mission as a Christian is not “to convert the heathen” as we once asserted. It is rather to assist in the task of helping all people “to live fully, to love wastefully and to be all that they are capable of being.” –John Shelby Spong * * * * * *… Read more Moderator’s Corner
January 23, 2022 But around God’s table, and around God’s people, you don’t have to pretend or overcompensate. You can just be. And in just being, you can, in the fierce and loving eyes of God, be known, be whole, and maybe even find a little rest. Because keeping it all going is just exhausting.… Read more Moderator’s Corner