Tapestry Friday Update: Week 55

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 55

Dear CLDI friends and family, Wishing you a very Merry Christmas filled with joy, warmth, and the love of family and friends. Your unwavering support has been a tremendous gift to us, and we are grateful for each of you. Now, for a quick project update: on the third...

Sold Out Christmas Store!

Sold Out Christmas Store!

2022 Christmas Store Update: From Jacki Patten The Christmas Store is a one-of-a-kind event that truly captures the love, joy, and hope of the Christmas season. Each year, the community comes together to serve neighbors by donating toys and Christmas gifts to be sold...

A Changed Perspective: Challenged to Hope

A Changed Perspective: Challenged to Hope

*The following is part of a series called “A Changed Perspective” to challenge the way in which we view the world, culture, people, and places from a biblical perspective. Undoubtedly, for Christ followers to live in the world but not be of the world is a challenging...

A Christmas Reflection

A Christmas Reflection

*The following is part of a series called “A Changed Perspective” to challenge the way in which we view the world, culture, people, and places from a biblical perspective. Undoubtedly, for Christ followers to live in the world but not be of the world is a challenging...

Light of the World

Light of the World

Over the past number of weeks, I have had the privilege of more thoroughly studying the book of Zechariah, a minor prophet in the Old Testament, written half a millennium before the birth of Christ. One commentator notes that Zechariah was arguably one of the most...

A Christmas Message

A Christmas Message

One of the most read passages during the holiday season is Luke’s account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth.  He writes to provide Theophilus, an influential leader of his time, a historical account on the person of Jesus.  In the first chapter, Zacharias, a righteous...

South Side Christmas Store

South Side Christmas Store

Community Leadership & Development, Inc. (CLDI) seeks to foster transformation and redevelopment in the South Side, Billings’ oldest and most marginalized neighborhood.  As part of this effort, our CLDI staff have invested in this community as residents of the...