John 15:9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love." Dear CBC Family, I was praying for you today. I do not mean that as a general “bless the church people” kind of thing but instead I opened up the member list and read prayerfully through it. I prayed...
Isaiah 61:1-2 “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor, he sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from the darkness for prisoners and to proclaim the year of the...
Dear CBC Family, I had a great time with one of the men of the church yesterday unplugging the storm drain so the parking lot would stop flooding. It was a really smelly and gross job. The culprit that was causing the drain to back up was mostly a broken skateboard that was wedged inside the...
Acts 14:8-10 “In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man...
1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” Dear CBC Family, Last night I was relaxing when I heard a noise coming out of my back yard that sounded like a puppy crying. Both the dogs sprung to...
1 John 3:1 "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him." Dear CBC Family, The ancient Roman philosopher Seneca said, “A gift consists not in what is...
James 5:16 "Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." Dear CBC Family, This morning I was reading one of the Apostle Paul’s prayers and began to think about all...
2 Cor 5:14 "For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died." Dear CBC Family, When I arrived at the office this morning I sat down for a time of prayer and reading. One of the first things I read actually mentioned the...
Phil 4:11 “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content” Dear CBC family, I pray this finds you all at peace in the grace and love of God. I realize there are some in the fellowship who are struggling, sick or hurting thus my greeting about being at peace in the grace...
Rom 8:35 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?" Dear CBC Family, As I was praying this morning, I was thanking God for moving most of us out of our comfort zones this past year. Don’t misunderstand me. I am not thanking him for the pandemic that has claimed the lives of...