Christian Fellowship Church Blog

50 Days of Prayer

The Cross Works!

“I don’t get how it works!” That’s the statement one of our cfCollege students made a few weeks ago at our weekly Bible study. He knew that, because of the cross, our sins have been forgiven and we are brought back into relationship with God. But how, exactly?Have you ever wondered that? How does what Jesus

The Posture of Lent

I don’t like feeling bad about myself and I am sure you don’t either. And I confess that when I do feel bad about myself I either beat myself up a bit more or I binge eat late into the night. Neither of those responses would I call godly. Is there a godly way to look into oneself - to look at one’s weaknesses and

Increasing Our Influence: Church Building History

Many of us may not be aware of this, but as a church we have only had a few years in our 40-year history where we were not expanding or renovating our facilities in one form or another. Our building is in use seven days a week, with about 400 people utilizing it each day during the work week. We have grown from a staff

The Most Important Thing about You

“What comes into our mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”This insightful statement opens A. W. Tozer’s classic book, The Knowledge of the Holy. Tozer goes on to explain that our view of God—what we believe God is like in the deep recesses of our being—shapes the whole cours

Black History Month

I am in the middle of reading a book by Martin Luther King Jr. titled, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? It was written 51 years ago in 1967, a year before Dr. King was assassinated. In it, he wrestles with and articulates a way forward for our nation: the black community and the white community. I find i

Our Missionaries at Casa Adalia

A story of what God is doing from our missionaries at Casa Adalia in Ecuador.Adalia in Hebrew means God is my refuge. Indeed He is. Casa Adalia seeks to be and has been a wondrous, not perfect, but definitely beautiful refuge to the young women and their children who have stepped through its open doors, seeking

Our Missionaries in Costa Rica

God called me to minister to the people of Costa Rica 13 years ago. Since then he has blessed me with my husband Camilo and two great sons: Joshua who is nine and Elias who is three.Our main focus is to reach the next generation, because they are our future. Many churches in Costa Rica mainly focus on the adults

Impactful Influence

I recently attended a luncheon to honor this year’s most impactful leaders among local area nonprofits. Perhaps you’ve heard of Impact COMO? 2018 was their inaugural year. Their purpose is to celebrate Columbia’s nonprofits’ high performing volunteers, organizations, and executive directors.When I first a

Faithful Words in Times of Trial

It has been an unusually trying season for us as a church. We have, in these last few weeks, had to navigate an episode of community unrest, shots being fired in our parking lot, the death of a high school senior in our school, and a close relative of several of our church members who took his life. We have hardly ha