Author: CCGC

What a confident statement, right? There is no question that God spoke to Paul and there is no question that Paul wholeheartedly has faith in what he was told based on this verse. Oh, how I find myself yearning for that kind of internal peace and complete confidence. While I want to read this and...

Names are a funny thing… Some couples choose themes or patterns when naming their children.  One family I know has seven children all starting with the letter K.  They even gave their dog a K name.  Another family I know has three children named after musical concepts all beginning with the letter C.  By the...

How many times do you hear a passage of Scripture but do not listen to what it says. Sadly that is our tendency. We read, we hear, but we do not listen or better said, we do not reflect on what we are hearing. In that regard I would like for you to try something...

Satan is working. He’s wielding and manipulating, hurting and destroying, damaging and dancing over his current successes. Look around. Disease, murder, broken relationships, pain, fear, etc. He is accomplishing an evil work that is hurting people.   But, take comfort, his success is limited.   The Bible is clear to tell us that we have...

Last week at work, I spent a few days with my boss and a peer touring our market.  At breakfast, we talked about our families and personal lives, and we got on the subject of religion.   Well, like many fellow believers, that just happens to my favorite topic.  I took over the conversation!  I...

Time management has never been my specialty. If you attend the “10 am” service with me on Sundays, this comes as no surprise. I used to blame my kids when they were little, but now I blame Becky (yes, I just threw the pastor‘s sister under the bus). Seriously, though, my middle initial is L...

This probably sounds familiar to many of us outside of the context of the Psalms; Jesus cried out the same words just before His final breath on the cross. And I am learning what big words they are! Before we go any further, let’s define a couple things – 1. Commit: pledge or bind to a certain...

“Ugh, whatever do you mean? What are these crazy Christians talking about”? Some of us, who are not Bible scholars, tend to forget about the sacrificial system described in the Old Testament, its efficacy for redemption, and its metamorphoses in the New Testament. “Oh yeah, now I remember, the sacrifices at the Tabernacle and then...

“For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear:  I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13  When Buz and I found out we were expecting our second child we were thrilled. We had a four year old girl whom we adored and couldn’t wait for...

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff,...