“When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,” Proverbs 11.10a While living in Saint Louis, we had a special relationship with our Aldi. As a poor seminary family, we did the majority of our shopping there. Through our persistent presence, we developed some...
The phrase from the Apostles’ Creed, “He descended into hell,” tends to generate a lot of questions. Part of the confusion stems from the fact that the phrase is shocking. The picture of Jesus walking about in a fiery chasm deep beneath the earth’s surface is almost...
A congregational meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 18, immediately following the worship service. Members of CPC will be asked to vote on three candidates for the office of deacon and one candidate for the office of elder. These candidates were nominated from the church body during the...
Dear Church family, This report comes to you as reviewed and received by the Session. Thank you for your encouraging words and prayers while Pastors Jones and Bennett, and elder Mark Wilson traveled to Dallas, June 24-28, to participate in the 47th General Assembly or our...
“The good news for the members of the graduating class who plan to enter the ordained ministry is that you don’t have to invent your own Gospel. All of the church hopes you will be imaginative and resourceful. It doesn’t expect you to be original. Actually, it rather...
I have come, somewhat late in life, to have discovered an interesting truth and blessing in the Bible, something that is encouraged all through scripture and yet something most of us (myself included) usually largely ignore. It is something that we greatly encourage our children to do and yet as...
The Centrality of Africa We Americans tend to take a Western view of the history of the Church. And, as Reformed believers, our focus on the Reformation can cause us to view all of Church History through that lens. However, we need to remember the Protestant Reformation took place some 1,500...
Over the past weekend, I joined a large television audience to watch the USGA golf championship taking place in Carmel, California. There was much to admire in the telecast. The course, itself, is stunningly beautiful as it stretches along cliffs adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Aggressive...
Every aspect of a sermon is of great interest to me: proposition, structure, language, tone, illustration, delivery, even sermon length. Wesley confessed that he preached for three hours on at least one occasion. Jonathan Edwards preached more than a handful of two hour sermons. Calvin, it would...
Music Camp 176 campers, along with 70 teachers and helpers, have converged upon CPC’s campus this week, working together to prepare for a musical in one week’s time. Days have been filled with singing, drama, recess, crafts, Bible class, and snacks. It has taken time and effort from...
