Author: CCGC

Buz and I were newlyweds. We were just getting to know each other. Mom and dad moved out of their 200-year-old plantation house and Buz and I moved in while it was up for sale. This old house had its issues. The old coal furnace would go out in the middle of the night. When...

There comes a point in our lives where we are the ones in control of the choices we make, and recognize the consequences for our actions. No matter what those choices may have been in the past. No matter who made those choices for us. “Even now,” declares the Lord. It doesn’t matter how many...

September is here! It’s back to school for the kids and back to reality for the rest of us. But blowing in on the crisp fall air is a fresh excitement, including sweaters and boots, football season, and pumpkin spice everything. Yay! But, most importantly, September is “the month of me!” Woo Hoo! (kidding, not...

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...