January 2, 2026

Hey Centennial, Happy New Year! We’re excited to share that our own Chris Tyrrell will be preaching this Sunday. Chris earned an MDiv from Denver Seminary in 2017, intending to become a military chaplain. Instead, he launched a residential garage door company that...

November 21, 2025

What is gratitude?  A feeling, a thought, a posture, a practice? Can it be captured in one of those lists I keep thinking I should make daily just as often don’t write? I even bought a gratitude list book for my family. We made it three days. Then I remember Paul’s...

November 7, 2025

Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” — Matthew 6:21 Here’s another way I’ve heard that truth expressed: Budgets are moral documents.  If Jesus is right (and I’m inclined to think He is), then here’s one more way to frame His...

November 14, 2025

Hey Centennial,  I am thrilled to introduce you this Sunday to Shanon Anderson! As you know, Centennial has been in an active search for a new Office Manager, and we welcomed Shanon to that role this past week. We are so glad to have you on the team, Shanon! She will...

Going Deeper

A Word From Karl September 2024 [This is a test copy of the previous newsletter] I came across a saying the other day that stopped me in my tracks. It was presented as a spiritual practice that a colleague of mine, another ECC pastor, has cultivated with her...