“Oh what I would do to have The kind of faith it takes To climb out of this boat I'm in Onto the crashing waves To step out of my comfort zone Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is And He's holding out...
"So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family."Ephesians 2:19-20 NLT This chapter in Ephesians talks about how Christians are all part of the same family, the family of...
When God was determining which gifts, skills, and traits He would bestow upon me, He allowed me to have the ability to plan and organize, love research, have high levels of energy, have a sense of humor, and love the outdoors. He gave me the...
I don’t know about you, but I seem to spend a lot of time trying to figure out God’s will for my life. My most frequent question is, “What do you want me to do?” I’m learning that is not the best question to ask....
A value at CCF (and of course of God’s) is that each person matters. You matter. We want each person to feel welcomed and wanted when they enter our doors. I have been part of CCF for a long time and truly believe that our...
In his book Speaking of Jesus, Carl Medeiras shares the testimony of a friend who worked in a tree-planting camp, and how this friend started a group that read the Gospels and talked about Jesus. His point was that this was, in essence, a Bible study,...
Since coming to Christ, one of the things I love and am amazed by is how HIS word changes meaning for me as I grow in HIM. I cannot count the number of times I was overwhelmed with confusion, anger, and hurt when I heard Romans...
This confession may sound shocking to some of you: I do not like Mother's Day. Or Father's Day. And, I am not alone; there are many others like me, although we don't often admit it. It was late April 2010, and I stood in line at...
As long as we live on this side of heaven we are guaranteed to experience pain and suffering. Unfortunately, that is the reality of living in a sin-cursed world. The good news is that God deeply cares about our pain and trials; the thread of...
"Are you even a Christian?" You might hear me or one of my children say that to the other in jest. It might be said if one of us arrives late to church. Or falls asleep while reading the Bible. Or mutters when getting cut...