Author: CCGC

Starting today, we are inviting you to join us in a church-wide fast on Tuesdays through December 17. Pastor Gary’s heart for this time of fasting is this: As we head into the holiday season, we are praying it is a time of harvest for the church and our ministries, and an opportunity to reach...

Sunday morning. The alarm goes off sounding like the whistle on a freight train. The sun peering through the trees just landing above your nose as you struggle to peek through your tired eyes. The cool air blowing in through the old window box fan causes you to cinch the covers a little tighter. The...

One of God’s greatest blessings in my life has always been the children he has given me provision over. Although still a blessing, the experience has taught me to no surprise that as they grow each day brings on more challenges than others. Despite the difficulties, any day has brought forth it always overwhelms me...

A man cannot serve two masters… (Matthew 6:24) Those are the words the Lord planted in my head on a Sunday morning when Pastor Gary was teaching out of Matthew 9, a passage that does not include – and has little to do with – that verse at all. So, acknowledging that the Lord had...

We’re heading into Summer and that means a lot of us (not really me) will go shoeless. I know a lot of people find it freeing. I guess I see their point but I rarely slip off my shoes…basically bedtime, in the shower and in a pool. But I always admire those people who seem...

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”  – Psalm 147:3 Recently my daughter was practicing her tumbling, something that she greatly enjoys. She’s seeing that with hard work and practice she will continue to perfect her skills and grow in new skills. Well during her practicing she fell, her hand slipped on the grass,...

Invariably in every film where there is a confrontation and a capture the captured person indignantly yells out, “I know my rights!” Now sometimes the victim does know their rights; but that phrase is usually just an empty shield or a smoke screen to delay justice. But what about in real life, especially in the...

Ever since we first watched the children’s movie Hoodwinked! (2005), a line has been sung throughout our home by each family member at one time or another. The wisdom of that old goat! There is, so often, occasion for his advice, “Be prepared. Be prepared. This lesson must be shared!” Going back even further than...

God wouldn’t let it be this hard? The circumstances of life don’t always allow for a smooth ride. You’ve been there, I’ve been there, our friends and family – and likely our ministries – have been there, too. We lose people. We have to live broke for a while. We feel purposeless. Our ministries stop...

As you may already know, I have three kids in their school age years. In their toddler and preschool years, I found myself often saying to them, “I’m so proud of you!” I said those words as a means of encouragement, of course, but there were times where I felt pride, or a genuine sense...