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02 Jun

Pastor's Note - June 2

How should we feel when we worship? That’s a question worth exploring, that I touched on during the sermon on Sunday, but didn’t take too much time to explore. I’ve probably told the story, but there is an old minister who once was meeting with a younger member of his church. That younger member was expressing some exasperation that she did not feel anything at worship. He responded to her, saying; “My dear, worship is not a glandular condition.” His point being… read more

26 May

Pastor's Note - May 26

This week I want to give a special thank you to the CBC Church Plant Pastor search committee. Led by Kirk Carlson, and featuring Jolene Bunch, Gene Carlisle, Eldwin Dunn, Kathy King, Josh Lewis, and Cole Younger, they formed a year ago and have been diligent in their work of selecting a plant pastor candidate. I know it has not been easy work to formulate an approach, get the word out, sift through candidates, and do the work of discernment required to eventually recommend a man for the role.… read more

19 May

Pastor's Note - May 19

Spring season is coming to a close, and we now stare bright-eyed at the beginning of summer. If your house is like mine, we are now trying to work on our summer schedules, and mapping out our lives (while prayerfully submitting all our plans to the Lord)! The summer season also is a bit of a time of planning and refreshing for our church ministries. Over the next couple months, some ministries will take breaks so that leaders can rest and so that we can reevaluate and plan for the year ahead.… read more

12 May

Pastor's Note - May 12

Sometimes (actually quite often) I finish a sermon on Sunday morning, and think about something I wish I had said, or wish I had said more clearly. This last Sunday’s text and sermon dealt with God’s mandate of proportional justice for those who commit murder, which we often refer to as ‘capital punishment.’ It is clear from this passage, and the rest of Scripture, that God is a just God who demands justice for evil. That is the basis and basic need for the cross –… read more

05 May

Pastor's Note - May 5

Thanks to all of you who were able to make it out for Sunday’s town hall on church planting. I am thankful that we are a church that can voice our opinions, encouragements, concerns, and questions freely. We will need that dialogue to continue as we take next steps in evangelism, disciple-making, and church planting. One of the needs and emphases that clearly arose from the gathering was that of evangelism and disciple-making. I think there was a general realization that if we are going… read more

27 Apr

Pastor's Note - April 27

This note is a little personal and self-serving: I’d like to ask you all to pray for our family. As some of you know, Maggie is pregnant and we are expecting another child, due in November. We just passed ten weeks, and so far the baby looks healthy. This is good news! But after three consecutive miscarriages, we are nervous. Quite honestly, we are in a strange place emotionally. No matter what happens, we celebrate the life God has formed and given, and know that it is an unequivocal… read more

20 Apr

Pastor's Note - April 20

A couple weeks ago, some interesting pictures were floating around Twitter/social media. One was actually a series of pictures, featuring Donald Trump running from armed police officers. Another picture featured Pope Francis in a white puffy coat that looked like something that would adorn a pop star. Neither picture was real. Both were AI generated. That is, they were pictures generated by computer processing. Someone gave the AI software key words, and that software produced the images. They… read more

13 Apr

Pastor's Note - April 13

This week I want to happily announce a staffing change/update. Recently, Laura Younger expressed a desire for a reduced role so that her primary vocation would be in service to her young family. While we have been greatly blessed by Laura’s work in the church office, even more so we affirm her and are excited for this change for her and the Younger family. In our minds this is a wholly positive transition. Also, as many of you know, for several months last year Karla Hiebert served in the… read more

06 Apr

Pastor's Note - April 6

We love having guests in our home. It’s an opportunity to serve and make others as comfortable as possible. More than that, it’s an opportunity to display the gospel truth that Jesus welcomes outsiders in and makes them part of the family of God. Hospitality is an expression of the gospel. We’re also awkward, so we don’t always hit the mark. But we make an honest effort. So much of it is about being comfortable, being who you are, and inviting others to come in and do… read more

30 Mar

Pastor's Note - March 30

Many of you heard about the horrific shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. All such acts of violence are tragic. They grieve us. We are especially pained when violence and death hits “close to home” (understanding that this is a relative term). That was the case this week, with the shooting taking place at a Christian school and church. One of the victims was the young daughter of the pastor of the church associated with the school. Amazingly, it just so happens that this… read more

23 Mar

Pastor's Note - March 23

Pew Research posted some recent data that is about as encouraging as it is surprising (i.e. not at all). According to a recent survey (I’ll post the link below), evangelical Christians are the most negatively viewed by non-evangelicals. Here’s a quote from the article; “Among respondents who are not born-again or evangelical Protestants, views of evangelical Christians are far more negative than positive. About a third in this group (32%) rate evangelicals negatively,… read more

16 Mar

Pastor's Note - March 16

The other week we had a staff retreat, wherein we as a staff took a day to be together and talk about ministry at CBC. We’ve done this a few times over the last few years, and it’s always enjoyable, mostly because we have a great staff. This time, we spent a good amount of time talking about how we communicate as a church – particularly with communications that come “from the office.” This includes everything from emails to the bulletin to scrolling slides and… read more