Recently an antique “hunter” bought several items from a church that was closing in Philadelphia. Paul Brown bought some doors, a few pews and two stained glass windows. All were antiques and appeared to have a good resale value. The stained glass was more than stained from that old church. They were darkened by years…
In a well known portion of scripture, Saint Paul writes about secret of contentment to the church of Philippi. This is what he wrote, “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,…
I love the story of Jesus encounter with the woman at the well in Samaria. However, there are a lot of nuances that can easily be missed. This is a “conflict rich environment.” Jesus is at this well in Samaria (not Israel) by himself around noon when a woman from town comes to draw water,…
The church is the body of believers that gather together. Saint Paul refers to us as the “body of Christ.” (1Corinthians 12:27) He takes that a step further and calls Jesus the “head” of this body. In other words, Christ is the brains of the operation! First and foremost, this is Christ’s church. Second, we…
We continue looking at our source code at CLC. We discover that we can be real with our struggles because we have a God who welcomes all.
This past Sunday I preached on the first part of our mission statement at CLC. It states that we are church of real people. Essentially, we are imperfect people seeking Jesus. The church is full of broken people in varying degrees, including myself. Although God is perfect, he doesn’t demand perfection from us. God knows…
