Each week we include a recipe in the Church Chimes and we hope that you are enjoying reading and trying them. You can add your favorite recipes to the Chimes by sending them to Cheryl Beck at cabeck@ncsu.edu. This is an ongoing WMU project.
Thanks for participating!
This is a family favorite!
Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) box macaroni (large style)
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 stick margarine
2 beaten eggs
1 tall can Carnation cream
1 1/2 cups milk
3 cups grated medium cheddar cheese (save 1/2 cup for top)
Instructions
Cook macaroni until just barely tender; drain. Mix all ingredients together. Put in crock-pot. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese, paprika, and black pepper. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours. DO NOT STIR WHILE COOKING!
–Othello Crawford
Macaroni and Cheese in a Crockpot
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-Provided by Othello Crawford
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It takes honesty to admit when something is no longer a good fit. It takes even more extraordinary courage to do something about it—especially when doing something about it may mean changing careers.
This was where I found myself as an Air Force chaplain over the last decade. Looking back over the incredible opportunities I had to serve others, I realized I had mishandled my symptoms of burnout and need for care. Eventually, my symptoms led to depression—one of the 12 stages of burnout. I later learned “the onset of each case is unique, making it difficult to identify burnout early in its course.”* I knew something unhealthy was happening, but I believed it was my responsibility to figure it out. And like a warrior, I pressed on.
What are the support pathways for chaplains who are hurting and need additional spiritual and mental health care?
I recently read an article by Bruce Rogers-Vaughn which inspired me to write to him. And a few days later he wrote back! His thoughtful response communicated nothing less than an “unconditional positive regard” for me. I knew it wasn’t a sales pitch, and I decided I wanted to read more from him. So, I bought his book, Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age.
As I slowly digested each page, I sensed I was getting closer to a well of hope, and I connected with something much more profound—something I couldn’t articulate before.
Essentially, depression is not simply a “you” problem; it’s also an “us” problem. So, yes, we have to do better with caring for ourselves. That includes recognizing the voice of depression and burnout in our peers and coming alongside them collectively. We don’t have to suffer alone.
Bo Prosser planted a seed of awareness in me over a decade ago when he said, “Jeromy, even Jesus surrounded himself with close friends.” Everything is a process. It may have taken a while, but eventually, I found my grounding and took the steps necessary for recovery and growth.
One of those steps included allowing others to become my extended family. As an only child, I always dreamed of having siblings. Now I know I have several siblings who refuse to let me handle things alone. I am forever grateful to God for bringing those people into my life. We are in this together.
If you are 70 years of age or older, have we got a meal for you! The children of the church invite you to a "Blooming Into Spring" lunch right after worship on Sunday, February 25, in the Mission and Fellowship Center. They are preparing a simple but tasty meal and providing entertainment to boot! It will be a good time to fellowship with new and old friends.
Please let us know that you are coming by calling the church office at 828-586-2095 by noon on Thursday, February 22!
By Dr. Joe Yelton
Interim Pastor
You are smack dab In the middle of the first week in Lent. For those who observe Lent, most often we are encouraged to let go of the things that slow us down…a personal sin, an unhealthy habit, etc. perhaps it’s time that we approach this six week season leading to Easter through the back door… What are we needing to take up and live out?
You’ve heard the saying, “continue doing what you’ve always done, and you’ll continue getting what you’ve always gotten.“ I know two things about this beautiful church already: first, most of you genuinely desire to be more useful to and in deeper fellowship with Christ. Secondly, all of you want our church to grow, to find our way more deeply into the lives of our community.
If those two observations are accurate, then we need to embrace the idea that continuing to do as we’ve always done may become an enemy to our desire to be a growing, thriving Church again. There is so much about our church that is Christ honoring and fellowship building. But we find ourselves at an intersection… Do we remain where we are or, must we find fresh ways of telling that old gospel story? Let’s embrace the idea that a new vision will, without doubt, require some level of surrender of the familiar ways we’ve lived out our faith, up to now. Else, we will continue getting what we’ve always gotten. Will you join me in praying for God‘s guidance into a new way…a new day?