January 23 to 30, 2014 Visible Planets:Morning:Venus, Mars, Saturn Evening:Mercury, Jupiter I have to admit, I love football. Also that I am a life-long Denver Broncos fan. Good, bad or ugly… I was born and raised in the “Big D” and I grew up on football. My...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] These are exciting times at Christ Church. We had almost 500 people attend our two Christmas Eve services last week. I brought to my congregation a short message about the "Cosmic Face of Christ" that seemed to strike a...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] During the season of Advent, I have been conducting a sermon series entitled "The Many Faces of Christ." We have talked about the historical face of the human person Jesus of Nazareth, the confessional face of the Christ found...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] Part of our recent conversation at Christ Church has been about the importance of mythology as a conveyor of truth. Some folks become a bit nervous when I describe the New Testament accounts of the life of Jesus as a...
December 5 to 12, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter Evening: Venus I see the dramatically delicate crescent new Moon shining in deep turquoise twilight, hanging slightly above brilliant Venus, low in the southwestern sky. The fields are covered in snow, crystalline white, reflecting the ebbing...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] From its inception as a community church and the first congregation organized in Telluride, the name has always been “Christ” Church. The Presbyterian moniker was added almost 50 years later when a struggling church in the midst of the...
November 28 to December 5, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Venus Here we are, Thanksgiving. A time to pause, count our blessings and share our bounty. Food, friends and family; roast turkeys and pumpkin pies. Whether we stay home or...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] At Christ Church we now conduct an adult spiritual education program on Sunday mornings, 8:30-9:30 AM. We enjoy a continental breakfast, one another’s company, and the freedom of open and unfettered discussion. The materials we are using for our current...
November 21 to 28, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter Evening: Venus Spirited, impetuous Sagittarius follows on the heels of seductive, charismatic Scorpio, lighting fires of desire and intention spawned in the mysterious wells of soul and psyche. Scorpio is deep and dark, while Sagittarius...
November 7 to 14, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter Evening: Venus The other day a girlfriend told me she mentioned to someone that her life was cracking. The response she got was “That’s a good thing, because when your life cracks, it lets the...
