Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Food Drive for the CCA Food Pantry
This Sunday, we're collecting PB&J (in plastic containers), rice, and pasta for the CCA Food Pantry.
Just drop them off in the entryway.
Just drop them off in the entryway.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
GirlTalk is new this year!
Well, the format is. The goal is still to inspire laughter, build friendships and community across generations.
This group is for any women, teens and older, to get together.
Meet in Room 203A, after second service on October 4, then go out in small groups for lunch or coffee.
More info here. Is there anyone out there who is a part of GirlTalk that would like to add anything in the comments?
This group is for any women, teens and older, to get together.
Meet in Room 203A, after second service on October 4, then go out in small groups for lunch or coffee.
More info here. Is there anyone out there who is a part of GirlTalk that would like to add anything in the comments?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Fall Class Spotlight: Parenting with Love & Logic
The Love & Logic class on Tuesday nights has been really fun. We're averaging 50 people a night in the class and so far we've learned how to avoid exhausting arguments and how to institute discipline in a loving way that maintains a good child/parent relationship.
The folks attending have shared some entertaining stories about putting these techniques into practice and how their children have responded. With a semester-long class, it's nice that we can share the growth we're experiencing at home. I hope the other classes are enjoying themselves as much as we are!
The folks attending have shared some entertaining stories about putting these techniques into practice and how their children have responded. With a semester-long class, it's nice that we can share the growth we're experiencing at home. I hope the other classes are enjoying themselves as much as we are!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Fall Food Drive begins Sept 20
Our annual drive, benefiting CCA's food pantry, begins Sunday. Each week, we'll be collecting different items. For the first week, we are collecting:
Baby Products and Cereal
Please drop off donations in the main airlock. Thanks!
New Women's Study days at CBC
Wow, it was another wonderful morning... The prayer room was full to brimming with group leaders both thanking God and asking for His provision in the lives of the women coming to study at CBC. It was so, so cozy and felt so, so right.
Girlfriend Breakfast was both yummy, and again, just plain fun to watch as women throughout the cafe shared a meal or even just chatted over coffee. I watched several of them take seats at tables of "strangers", which is sure to change as friendships across the two study groups begin to deepen. Now you KNOW that's cool, y'all! And as Liz said, it reflects the very purpose of this change...
Worship with Sammy and Andrea was short but oh-so vibrant ... Good job, you two!! The song choices were WONDERFUL, and it's so powerful to be singing as one voice.
It's just easy to feel that the devotion to making this new schedule work is in the air with these Tuesday mornings soon to have their own rythmn. Don't you just love being on the ground level of the thing and watching God unfold before our eyes?
Girlfriend Breakfast was both yummy, and again, just plain fun to watch as women throughout the cafe shared a meal or even just chatted over coffee. I watched several of them take seats at tables of "strangers", which is sure to change as friendships across the two study groups begin to deepen. Now you KNOW that's cool, y'all! And as Liz said, it reflects the very purpose of this change...
Worship with Sammy and Andrea was short but oh-so vibrant ... Good job, you two!! The song choices were WONDERFUL, and it's so powerful to be singing as one voice.
It's just easy to feel that the devotion to making this new schedule work is in the air with these Tuesday mornings soon to have their own rythmn. Don't you just love being on the ground level of the thing and watching God unfold before our eyes?
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
407 Entrance Closure
Due to pedestrian and traffic safety concerns, beginning Monday, September 28, the FM 407 entrance to CBC will be gated Monday though Saturday. Please use the Chinn Chapel entrance on those days. The entrance will be open on Sunday, as usual.
We will monitor the traffic as the fall midweek schedule continue. If you have questions or comments, please contact Deacon Bud Baker or Randy Shuffield.
We will monitor the traffic as the fall midweek schedule continue. If you have questions or comments, please contact Deacon Bud Baker or Randy Shuffield.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Winning at Work and Home
Men, improve your work and home life. Beginning Wednesday, September 30, an early morning 16-week study will explore how a man can both enjoy his work and relate to a woman in a whole new way.
Called Winning at Work and Home, the series is sponsored by Men's Fraternity at Crossroads in Double Oak. Visit www.cbcmensfraternity.com for more information.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Yoga starts tonight
CBC will again offer yoga classes this fall, led by Sherri Sund. (Sherri has practiced yoga for 25+ years and has been a certified yoga instructor for the past 10 years at the YMCA.) Wanna get outta the house and RELAX? Grab your friends and family and come join us! Any child under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Hope to see you there! The classes will begin Thursday, Sept. 10th, and will end in Nov. Class time is 6:30pm ~ 7:30pm.
Each class is designed for beginner and intermediate participants so prior experience is not necessary. What you WILL need is comfortable clothes, a YOGA mat (you can purchase VERY cheap ones at Ross, Target, TJ Max, Wal-Mart, etc.). Childcare is on your own.Cost: $5 per person, per class, and all proceeds will be donated to CBC.
Each class is designed for beginner and intermediate participants so prior experience is not necessary. What you WILL need is comfortable clothes, a YOGA mat (you can purchase VERY cheap ones at Ross, Target, TJ Max, Wal-Mart, etc.). Childcare is on your own.Cost: $5 per person, per class, and all proceeds will be donated to CBC.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
GirlTalk Mtg Sunday, Sept 13
Ladies high school age and up are invited to join GirlTalk on Sept. 13 at noon in room 203A. Come meet new friends and enjoy going out to lunch in small groups! GirlTalk exists to inspire laughter, build friendships, and encourage community through mingling the generations of women at Crossroads Bible Church.
More classes start tonight!
Last night was really fun. It was great to see the church buzzing in the evening. MOPS Ruby starts today, and here's what's on the schedule tonight:
- Hebrews, Part 1
- Financial Peace University
- DivorceCare
- Working Women's Connection (1st & 3rd Weds.)
- Hebrews, Part 1
- Financial Peace University
- DivorceCare
- Working Women's Connection (1st & 3rd Weds.)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Adult Studies Start Tonight!
We're really excited about the fall classes and they kicked off today with Precept. Here's what starts tonight at 7:
There's:
- How to Study the Bible
- Parenting with Love & Logic
- Connecting...Listening...Growing..., and
- Esther: It's Tough Being a Woman
There's:
- How to Study the Bible
- Parenting with Love & Logic
- Connecting...Listening...Growing..., and
- Esther: It's Tough Being a Woman
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Which Class Are You Taking this Fall (2009)
Many of us don't know one another and yet God will bring us together on a path ~ even if only for a short while IF we show up! Sometimes He intends us to enjoy a long journey together, other times only a brief connection, but we've got to be engaged to receive the blessings either way.
Have YOU been involved with classes and/or studies here at CBC? Don't miss the opportunity to connect. It's really a significant way to experience the body of Christ, to grow in your faith and most simply, to make friends. I mean, can we have enough faithful friends, people we can turn to who understand our struggles, but who are also loving and caring enough to hold us accountable?
Hurry and sign up TODAY (Sun., 9/6/09). It'll be to God's glory and your benefit ~ promise!
Ephesians 2:19-22
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Have YOU been involved with classes and/or studies here at CBC? Don't miss the opportunity to connect. It's really a significant way to experience the body of Christ, to grow in your faith and most simply, to make friends. I mean, can we have enough faithful friends, people we can turn to who understand our struggles, but who are also loving and caring enough to hold us accountable?
Hurry and sign up TODAY (Sun., 9/6/09). It'll be to God's glory and your benefit ~ promise!
Ephesians 2:19-22
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Do You Look ... and See?
No matter what's leaking or jammed up in my head or my heart, I'm almost always comforted by the beauty God has given us. It's in the everydayness of our surroundings and is a gift for the taking if we'll see ... when we look.
We all appear to be taking it in when our eyes are open... but seeing, that's really entirely different. Looking without seeing is when you glance at your wrist watch and have to look AGAIN when someone asks for the time (!) or when you arrive by car at your destination and wonder how you got there. Isn't THAT freaky? Sometimes it's merely annoying (not seeing that what you looked for the first time actually IS in that drawer), or it can be vital (knowing when to send specific prayers up for a friend's son who is flying solo for the first time ~ for example...) but it can be dangerous, too. How did I race down the interstate going 70 mph and not remember what I saw along the way?! Always there's been something missed. Always.
When I'm seeing what God has put out there for me, I don't miss the yellow and black butterfly with the blue spot on the back of its wings or the red dragonfly that blends in with the Cannis. The orange and yellow Lantana that just popped up sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the pink blooms and is immediately obvious, and I actually see the red tail feathers of the Red Tailed Hawks that soar over my backyard.
Even man-made beauty is refreshing when we're open to the blessing. At an art gallery opening last night a two year old ran around in a new Tinker Bell outfit, bought for Halloween but too tempting not to wear NOW. Its bodice, the wings and this little girl's hair all sparkled in the sunshine. From the weaver's loom inside, there was an exquisitely made, airy, silk scarf that was so light it almost floated off the shelf. Incredible shapes appeared from pieces of carefully cut wood; God's trees. Beautiful images caught at just the right moment hung on the walls. Stitches marched behind one another in seemingly never ending quilt patterns.
No joke: have you ever noticed the starlings (lowly black birds on the ornithological totem pole) when they're bathing in a puddle early in the morning? Their feathers become a deep blue and the water they splash around looks like glass marbles bouncing in the light. Or have you seen them string along the telephone wires, huddled so closely together they look like an onyx necklace? Maybe it's the way an elderly loved one's face crinkles when he/she laughs that blesses you.
Maybe it's none of these things, but ... you won't know how often our It's-in-the-Details Father wants to wow you unless you actually look around ... and SEE!
We all appear to be taking it in when our eyes are open... but seeing, that's really entirely different. Looking without seeing is when you glance at your wrist watch and have to look AGAIN when someone asks for the time (!) or when you arrive by car at your destination and wonder how you got there. Isn't THAT freaky? Sometimes it's merely annoying (not seeing that what you looked for the first time actually IS in that drawer), or it can be vital (knowing when to send specific prayers up for a friend's son who is flying solo for the first time ~ for example...) but it can be dangerous, too. How did I race down the interstate going 70 mph and not remember what I saw along the way?! Always there's been something missed. Always.
When I'm seeing what God has put out there for me, I don't miss the yellow and black butterfly with the blue spot on the back of its wings or the red dragonfly that blends in with the Cannis. The orange and yellow Lantana that just popped up sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the pink blooms and is immediately obvious, and I actually see the red tail feathers of the Red Tailed Hawks that soar over my backyard.
Even man-made beauty is refreshing when we're open to the blessing. At an art gallery opening last night a two year old ran around in a new Tinker Bell outfit, bought for Halloween but too tempting not to wear NOW. Its bodice, the wings and this little girl's hair all sparkled in the sunshine. From the weaver's loom inside, there was an exquisitely made, airy, silk scarf that was so light it almost floated off the shelf. Incredible shapes appeared from pieces of carefully cut wood; God's trees. Beautiful images caught at just the right moment hung on the walls. Stitches marched behind one another in seemingly never ending quilt patterns.
No joke: have you ever noticed the starlings (lowly black birds on the ornithological totem pole) when they're bathing in a puddle early in the morning? Their feathers become a deep blue and the water they splash around looks like glass marbles bouncing in the light. Or have you seen them string along the telephone wires, huddled so closely together they look like an onyx necklace? Maybe it's the way an elderly loved one's face crinkles when he/she laughs that blesses you.
Maybe it's none of these things, but ... you won't know how often our It's-in-the-Details Father wants to wow you unless you actually look around ... and SEE!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Fall Classes start next week!
When we get back from Labor Day, fall classes will be in full swing!
By the way, Sunday will be you last chance to register online or in the lobby. Go here to register online.
By the way, Sunday will be you last chance to register online or in the lobby. Go here to register online.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Men's Fraternity starts Sept. 30
Ever wonder how to take that next step to being a better husband, better father, better leader, better employee/employer? Our "Winning at Work & Home" program can help you do just that. The program teaches us how to live lives of authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus Christ and directed by the Word of God. Learn more and register in the lobby today or go to www.cbcmensfraternity.com.
Wednesday mornings, 6-7:30, starting September 30.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Crossroads' Career Transition Workshop
This workshop is so popular that the Star Telegram has announced its new season. Congratulations on this great ministry! Check out the blurb here.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Ice Cream Competition Winners
1st Place: Robin & Theresa Mangum w/ Blackberry Cobbler Ice Cream
2nd Place: Darlene Hixon w/ Caramel Cashew Ice Cream
3rd Place: Vonda & Dale Andrews w/ Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream
Hopefully, we can get them to share their recipes! Thanks for all the hard work! It was tasty!
2nd Place: Darlene Hixon w/ Caramel Cashew Ice Cream
3rd Place: Vonda & Dale Andrews w/ Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream
Hopefully, we can get them to share their recipes! Thanks for all the hard work! It was tasty!
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