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“A Message and a Warning to the Men of Christian Fellowship”
How’s that for a title! The Apostle Paul in giving instructions to his disciple Timothy, tells him, “Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.” Likewise, Peter tells the dispersed church to “be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil wa
Read moreChristian Fellowship School is Making Changes for Growth
This summer there is a lot of activity around the south end of the Christian Fellowship parking lot. In order to accommodate growth in the middle school and lower elementary, CFS is adding three additional modular classroom buildings. The current 4th and 5th grade classrooms are being moved slightly north (closer to th
Read more“All Things Come Not by Chance, But by His Fatherly Hand” (Part 3)
In high school I decided, in a rare burst of literary inspiration, to tackle Daniel Defoe’s classic novel Robinson Crusoe. The book got the best of me, and I never finished it. But what I did read left an imprint. It was Robinson Crusoe that first introduced me to the idea of Divine Providence. The main character o
Read moreIn The Shadow of God
This outdoor sculpture was commissioned for the church’s 40th anniversary. It was created by Adam Jennings and designed by Phil Schaefer. It contains 40 sheaves or blades representing each year of the church’s history. The blades rise in ascending order symbolizing God adding to the church with each blade having
Read more“All Things Come Not by Chance, But by His Fatherly Hand” (Part 2)
Last month, I began a blog series on God’s providence (see Part 1 here). The Heidelberg Catechism, we saw, defines God’s Providence as: the almighty and everywhere present power of God, whereby, as it were, by his hand, he still upholds heaven and earth, with all creatures, and so governs them that herbs and gra
Read moreGod in this City: Summer Block Parties
Over the past couple months, God’s calling to connect to others and reach out within my neighborhood has become increasingly clear. It started as an interaction our family had with a young preteen girl in the neighborhood. Through it my family witnessed the compassion and protection that our neighborhood outreach
Read morePentecost
Pop Quiz: What are the three most significant holidays in the church calendar? a) Christmas, Easter, Independence Day? b) Christmas, Easter, the Fall Festival? c) Christmas, Good Friday, Easter? d) Christmas, Easter, Pentecost? If you chose (c) you would be correct, but if you chose (d) you would be more in l
Read more“All Things Come Not by Chance, But by His Fatherly Hand” (Part 1)
This week at our cfCollege Bible study, the question of God’s sovereignty came up, as it often does. All roads, it seems, lead here. How does God rule over his creation? Is God in control of everything? What about evil and suffering? What about our decisions and choices? Can you miss God’s will? Can you mess up his
Read moreTop 7 Reasons Prophecy is Important
Certain spiritual gifts carry a tension, a controversy, an uneasiness. Prophecy is one of those gifts. But isn’t it interesting that prophecy as spoken about in the Scripture is a very good and helpful gift given by God. The Bible even says: Do not despise prophecy. This blog edition is not about how to avoid the p
Read moreThe Revolution That is Known as Easter
Easter and revolution don’t seem like they go together. One is about celebrating and new life and the other is about conflict and undoing things. Renown historical theologian, N.T. Wright, has written two books addressing these two ideas and they both revolve around the Easter story. The title of one is ‘The Day
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