Posts with the category “pastor-thoughts”

Why do we do groups like we do?Have you ever wondered how or why we do Connect Groups like we do?  Groups are a common element to every church, but our groups have a few features that might be a littl...  Read More

One of the challenges of leading a church of diverse people with diverse personalities is that it can be hard to stay unified.  Over the past year, our leadership at CPC has been praying about a spiri...  Read More

13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is y...  Read More

Over the past few weeks, I've been using this blog to wrestle with some of the problems I see in our culture- specifically in the American church.  I've seen Christians identifying with their politica...  Read More

For the past few weeks, I've been diving into some thoughts on the dangers of Christians to engage in the culture wars.  Of course, everyone's first response is to assume that we are too smart for thi...  Read More

Post 2 of 4 in the series: Opting out of the culture wars.  I have a problem with Christians who take a political side at the expense of their identity in Christ.  Politics in the US are engaged in a ...  Read More

Ok, so that title is a little bit of clickbait (the narrow road isn't democrat either).  This is the 1st of 4 post in a series called "opting out of the culture wars".  Over the next few weeks, I want...  Read More

In week one of our series, "BRUTIFUL" I used this text:Luke 9:51- When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.Most commentaries will note this shift in purpose. ...  Read More

I heard a story the other day about Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip. He was getting rained on, it was freezing, and there were no animals in sight.  It was miserable.  Someone in the hunting party s...  Read More

As we conclude our series on the life of Abraham, I am amazed at how many of us miss the main message of the Bible.  Life is not about "being a good person", it is about our relationship with God.  If...  Read More

What is the point of this blog post? I simply want us to approach the Bible with an open mind. We need to take the time to study or ask questions about verses that may seem obvious to us. The truth ...  Read More

I believe every relationship you have - your friends, spouse, kids, even your relationship to God would be better if you would ask them one simple question- "What's it like to be on the other side of ...  Read More

     A few weeks ago, my wife sent me this photo.  I immediately began laughing because I could sympathize with it's owner.  The photo is of a fake tree. Now why would someone in a fairly decent neigh...  Read More

Every discipline or field has "foundational principles". If you discover the foundational principles, you can quickly become functional, or possibly above average, simply by focusing on the foundation...  Read More

A friend of mine recently was involved in an altercation at a local gas station. An inebriated man approached my friend and accused him staring. As the man angrily approached and prepared to attack, m...  Read More

“You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave...  Read More

It matters what we believe about the church. The church is the most important solution the world has access to. As followers of Jesus, we MUST understand the potential of the local church, the power o...  Read More