CTK Anacortes

Jesus is alive!

Christ lives and his followers shall look for him in the every day and in the overlooked.

The depth and conviction in the 'Triumphal Entry' account can be found in the emotion of Christ as described by Luke.

The 'Passion' of Jesus Christ is the sinew of the entire Christian belief structure. Today we prepare to engage with it as we move toward Easter so we can fully experience the power of Christ's resurrection.

Today we will discover 4 transformative characteristics of a new wilderness. Christ is inviting us to partake in them...

The command for the Israelites to refrain from storing up manna is God's means of testing his children and teaching them to live in the constant dependence of faith.

So often, the hand of God passes right under our noses unnoticed. God is shaping us to be a people who see his providence working all things together to reveal himself, to lead and guide us and provide for us in the wilderness.

Ash Wednesday begins Lent, a season of repentance and renewal of our faith. On Ash Wednesday we remember with prayer, and with the tangible symbol of ashes, our mortal nature, our place in the cycle of life, and our dependence on God. Many people prepare for Lent's humbling nature and call to simplicity the day before Ash Wednesday, on what is called Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras, by using the sugar and fat from their cupboards in their last feast or large celebration before Easter. The Lenten season of reflection and simplicity spans 40 days, not including Sundays. This commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert at the beginning of his public ministry, as recorded by the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Though this season is solemn and reflective, it is also a time of preparing our spirits for all that is to come; a "spring cleaning" for the soul. As is said in Godly Play, Lent is a time spent “getting ready to come close to the mystery of Easter.”