Hello, faithful donors to the CTK Blessing!

Normally we reach out to share with you WHAT has been happening, HOW God is using the collective generosity of the people of CTK to bless our local community. But this time I wanted to make sure that we share a clear understanding of the WHY. Why do we have a dedicated fund and a staff team focused on serving the community around us? Why do we partner with nonprofit organizations around Whatcom County? Why do we share food with over 30 food banks and meal programs? Why is this the work of God’s church? 

So often our view of the good news shrinks down to being just about our own relationship with Jesus, our own eternity secure. Or maybe we see and even share how Jesus’ victory over sin and death is good news for someone else–a family member, a co-worker, a friend. But we forget to lift up and out of our busy lives so we are able to see that God is at work in every corner of our world, in every layer of society, in every aspect of humanity.  Jesus’ resurrection brought the promise of new life for all of creation!  When we pray Father your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, we don’t realize we are the channels through which His answers flow. We have the Spirit of God living within us, bringing the very same power that raised Jesus from the dead into every room, every interaction, every context we enter.  As the people of God, we form one body fit for every good thing God wants to make happen here on earth.  I like the way N. T. Wright said it in his new book: