Christian Church of Villa Park

Just as we start getting comfortable with where we are, God shows up and calls us out. Out past our closed doors, out of our close-knit...

Nothing about our faith makes sense. How can someone who dies be alive!?! Yet, we are called to believe in the impossible. We recognize...

In the midst of changes in our congregation and the world, we are entering Lent on February 22. This year, our Lenten journey brings us...

Beloved Community, After deep prayer and conversations with trusted advisors, I have discerned that my time of ministry with you is...

Christ has been born to us as a child. What a gift! But do we also remember that we, too, are children of God? Over the next several...

It is once again Advent, that season of waiting and preparation... But are we sure what it is we're getting ready for? Yes, we're getting...

As often as we affirm that God is always with us, how does that affect how we live our lives? Too often we keep our faith located in our...

Where are we going? Which path will we choose? We're confronted with these questions everyday and, most of the time, we just keep going...

In July we started “Imagining a World with More…” More community, more justice, more hope, more beauty. More of everything God desires...

I don't know about you, but sometimes I get stuck. I struggle to imagine anything different than what is. Maybe its the daily routine...

Over the next few weeks we’re going to be diving into some complex, difficult topics. Indeed, one of our members, upon seeing the worship...

We all want to think that we are open and loving, welcoming of everyone in every situation. But, if we're honest with ourselves, there...

A year ago, we were sifting and sorting through all the objects which collect in decades of residing in one place. We were readying to...

We have witnessed the resurrection. We have proclaimed it to the world. But how are we living it out? As Easter people, transformed by...

Can we see what God is truly doing in the world? If someone proclaims the miracles of God's love will we listen or will be assume their...

As we enter another Lenten season in the shadow of a pandemic do we even know what it is not to be in the wilderness anymore? Every time...

I don't know about you, but I like to keep up the appearance that I have it all together. I paint over cracks, smile when I don't feel...

We've all been there someone (colleague, spouse, child, random stranger) asks us to do something and we say, "just a minute" or "just let...

God has promised us so much, has given us so much. A child was born to us out of that promise. How will we respond? God promises to love...

We're entering a season of waiting. Waiting for the birth of the Christ child. Waiting for the world to change. But we're not waiting...