Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

It must have been an incredibly exciting day! Jesus arrives in Jerusalem the last week before his impending death surrounded by disciples and throngs of strangers. But what kind of an entry was this event we remember as “Palm Sunday?” What image should we have in mind...
Ides of March

Ides of March

I’m writing this on the Ides of March. Sounds ominous, I know. Shakespeare made this day famous in his play, “Julius Caesar,” in which Caesar is warned to beware of this very day. That warning did, after all, escalate into Caesar’s...
Ides of March

News & Updates

Let me take a few minutes and update you on events and opportunities here at Central Bearden. Holy Week Our traditional Maundy Thursday service will be at 7 PM on April 1st. We will, safely, still share in the Lord’s Supper at the front of the sanctuary. Rather...
Ides of March

The Walk to Jerusalem

May I share another poem by Ann Weems from her collection Kneeling in Jerusalem? The title is simply “Lent.” Lent is a time to take the time to let the power of our faith story take hold of us, a time to let the events get up and walk around in us, a time...
A Whole Lotta Growin’ & Givin’ Going On

A Whole Lotta Growin’ & Givin’ Going On

There is so much going on in The BLOOM Center that it’s hard to know where to start!   Now Growing   All of our programs are back and our volunteers are working hard in The BLOOM Center. We have over 2,000 plants growing now thanks to the addition of a donation...