A value at CCF (and of course of God’s) is that each person matters. You matter. We want each person to feel welcomed and wanted when they enter our doors. I have been part of CCF for a long time and truly believe that our leadership wants everyone...
In his book Speaking of Jesus, Carl Medeiras shares the testimony of a friend who worked in a tree-planting camp, and how this friend started a group that read the Gospels and talked about Jesus. His point was that this was, in essence, a Bible study, but it...
Since coming to Christ, one of the things I love and am amazed by is how HIS word changes meaning for me as I grow in HIM. I cannot count the number of times I was overwhelmed with confusion, anger, and hurt when I heard Romans 8:28, And we know that...
This confession may sound shocking to some of you: I do not like Mother’s Day. Or Father’s Day. And, I am not alone; there are many others like me, although we don’t often admit it. It was late April 2010, and I stood in line at a department...
As long as we live on this side of heaven we are guaranteed to experience pain and suffering. Unfortunately, that is the reality of living in a sin-cursed world. The good news is that God deeply cares about our pain and trials; the thread of His mercy and love is...
