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All Efforts Of Worth And Excellence Are Difficult Enter by the narrow gate… Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life… (Matthew 7:13-14) Oswald Chambers wrote: If we are … Read More

The Peace Of Jesus Join us tomorrow at CCF as Pastor Pat continues the series in the Gospel of John, I AM: Jesus In His Own Words. Is there a friend or family member that … Read More

Could I Say That? David C. McCasland writes: The perception of favoritism is one of the biggest factors in sibling rivalry,” said Dr. Barbara Howard, a developmental behavioral pediatrician (“When Parents Have a Favorite Child” … Read More

One Of God’s Great “Don’ts” Do not fret— it only causes harm. (Psalm 37:8) Oswald Chambers wrote: Fretting means getting ourselves “out of joint” mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say, “Do not … Read More

God Loves You Anyway Rick Warren writes: Your failures don’t surprise God. He expects them. He knows what we’re made of—because he created us. The Bible says, “God knows what we are made of; he … Read More

True Unity Love one another, as I have loved you. (John 15:12) Billy Graham wrote: As I study the subject of “separation” in the Old and New Testaments, I discover that the weight of Scripture … Read More

Cleaning House Monica Brands writes: Recently, I switched rooms in the home I rent. This took longer than expected, because I didn’t want to simply transfer my (extensive) mess to a new room; I wanted … Read More

Energy Under Control You are controlled by your new nature if you have the Spirit of God living in you… (Romans 8:9 TLB) Billy Graham wrote: A harnessed horse contributes much more to life than … Read More

Here To Serve Dave Branon writes: It was time for our church to commission a new group of leaders. To symbolize their roles as servant-leaders, the church elders participated in a memorable foot-washing ceremony. Each … Read More

Acquaintance With Grief A Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. (Isaiah 53:3) Oswald Chambers wrote: We are not acquainted with grief in the way in which Our Lord was acquainted with it; we endure … Read More

The Most Unique Person Join us tomorrow at CCF as Pastor Pat beings a new series, I AM: Jesus In His Own Words. Is there a friend or family member that God brings to your … Read More

Sharing A Cup Of Comfort Xochitl Dixon writes: A friend mailed me some of her homemade pottery. Upon opening the box, I discovered the precious items had been damaged during their journey. One of the … Read More