Pastor's Note

By: Aaron Halvorsen Jun 11, 2026

I am very thankful for all the people who put in so much time to make VBS happen this year. I know I'm biased because my wife had a big hand in writing out the curriculum, but I do think we put together a great week of VBS.

By: Aaron Halvorsen Jun 4, 2026

It hadn't occurred to me before Sunday's sermon, but the principles of effective and Christlike correction and reproof in the church, I think, also largely apply to parents as we consider how to best correct our children. On Sunday, we laid out a few principles for faithful correction, including:

By: Aaron Halvorsen May 28, 2026

I wanted to use this space to give you a slight leadership update here at CBC. As many of you may have heard, and sadly for us, Cole and Laura Younger will be moving in a few weeks, as Cole has taken an assistant principal position at an elementary school in Hutchinson, KS. They have made a huge impact on CBC, and we are naturally disappointed to see them go, while trusting God's leading in this next phase of their life. And we will certainly see them around. But this does impact us on a practical/leadership level in a couple ways.

By: Dave Lewis May 21, 2026

The May elder meeting took place on May 19. We discussed and prayed for concerns of our church family. Some are in broken relationship with one another, some are in broken relationship with God, and others are enduring physical suffering. Since our last elder meeting, two families (as well as our whole church family) are mourning the loss of their loved ones from death.

By: Aaron Halvorsen May 14, 2026

We are coming to the end of the spring season and launching into summer, which means a number of things, including grad parties, vacations, VBS, and camps. It also means the end of our Sunday School season and normally scheduled 242 Groups. We do this to give leaders, teachers, and hosts a much-needed rest from regular preparation and leading and serving.

By: Aaron Halvorsen May 7, 2026

I might be the only one, but sometimes I wish I had a little more time during the Sunday sermon! Or, more often, I sometimes wish I could redo parts of the sermon and add a little more clarity. If I could do either of those things, I might go back and clarify the distinction between those who baptize infants (paedobaptists), and those who do not (credobaptists, i.e. us), and how they differ in their understanding of the new covenant (the subject of Jeremiah 31:31-34).