Author: CCGC

“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,...

Have you ever been to grocery store when you were hungry? Whenever I go, I end up spending way more than I planned on items I didn’t even need in the first place.  Every kind of food looks good to me when I’m hungry- especially the foods that aren’t good for me. I end up...

“I am doing a new thing, now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?”  I will make a way in the wilderness.”  Isaiah 43:19. My husband Buz and I have four fabulous grandchildren.  If you are a parent or a grandparent you know the feeling of loving your children or grandchildren more than you...

There are multiple kinds of faith. It takes faith to sit in a chair and believe it’s going to hold you.  There is faith when one believes the sun will rise and set each day.  There is faith present when I believe my heart will beat and my lungs will inhale and exhale daily. But what...

Matthew 9:35-38 “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He...

Acts 2: 1-4 (NKJV) When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire,...

Call me strange (it wouldn’t be a first), but I can’t be the only one who notices these things… Homes have a distinct smell. It could be a certain food, detergent, pet, maybe smoke, or a candle to cover the smell of the smoke. You get the idea. But whatever the smell, it’s simply the...

  You’ve probably heard it said that we shouldn’t “place a period where God has placed a comma.” I’ve taken this to mean that we should leave God room to work, let the story continue, rather than declaring it the end because the circumstance seems uncomfortable or maybe even impossible. And what a great reminder...