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Certainly all of us have dealt with an identity crisis at one time or another. In third grade, I was convinced my little league baseball skills would afford me the starting line up with the Cincinnati Reds when I grew up. At age ten, I preached my first sermon from behind a huge pulpit high atop a step stool so I could see. One gracious older lady wrote, “Such a big sermon for a little man.” I didn’t know if…

Last night we had the Peace Truck in our neighborhood for a big water wars with all the kids. We were celebrating the last day of school. We were swarmed with kids lovin’ the jumpy house, free ice cream, and water balloon fights. It was fun to see the kids celebrate. It was good to talk with a few parents who appreciated the efforts of pouring into their kids and neighborhood. The last day of school quickly ushers in Memorial…

Henry was a big cuss. I first met him at a wedding reception. He was nursing a beer, smokin’ a cigarette, and sportin’ a mean looking goatee. Someone suggested Henry might be a great guitar player at our new church plant. Before you knew it, Henry was sliding into the seats of our Sunday gatherings. Eventually Henry started playing guitar with our church band. He also became a Jesus follower. And then it happened… We were in one of our…

JUST TWO THINGS… Sunday is really going to be a great Mother’s Day at CCC. Megan and Kyle have creatively produced a very funny, light-hearted surprise for Mother’s Day to make moms and women and ALL smile. It will be good to smile on Mother’s Day. Come early because our creative surprise happens on the front end of the service. A special Mother’s Day video will warm every heart in our gatherings. AND… Angelica and Josh are back singing and…

What is freedom? Is it what people are fighting for in Baltimore? Many say they are fighting for injustice and freedom. One blogger suggests the violent Baltimore protestors are creating injustice and their fighting is causing a lack of freedom. What does freedom look like? There are over 27 million slaves in the world today. This number is more than at any point in history. Many of those slaves are young kids between the ages of twelve and sixteen. They…

Just south of Atlanta, tempers are flaring. At Valdosta State University, classes are closed because of a growing controversy surrounding the flag. Yep. The flag. It all started when one student protested the American flag by walking and stomping on it. Eric Sheppard claimed the flag was a racist, white supremacy symbol. Then, an American veteran, Michelle Manhart, came to campus to rescue and properly dispose the muddied flags. Consequently, there is a rally today at VSU of an expected…

Have you ever heard the Publix checkout lady tell you, “You saved $6.85 cents today?” Or… has the person behind the register at Barnes & Noble ever told you, “If you had our rewards card, you would have saved nine THOUSAND dollars?” What about this… It’s almost time to crank up the air conditioners in our huts. Don’t you just loathe hitting the on button only to have lukewarm air blow? After a four hundred dollar repair bill, you finally…

I’ve been struggling with some muscle/joint pain lately, so I quit drinking coffee. I read an organic magazine in my chiropractor’s office with a hippie article linking joint pain to caffeine. Sigh. I really love coffee. Any kind of coffee. I’m not a snob. I try to roll into the CCC offices before the other staff do. This is when coffee tastes the absolute best. I enjoy the darkness and quiet of 7 a.m. with my Bible and a cup…

How’s your holy week? Boy I wish I had a nickel every time someone’s asked me that one this week! Actually… nobody has asked me that. Have you been contemplating the steps of Jesus during His final week as you go through these days leading up to Easter? Wednesday was Jesus’ quiet day. All hell is about to break loose, but on Wednesday… perhaps… Jesus and his friends rested. Perhaps they went back to Bethany to rest. Jesus was preparing…

An internet humorist named David asks: Did you ever wonder if your legs bent the other way, what a chair would look like? Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground? Did you ever wonder? Did you ever wonder about a cow laughing so hard, milk would come out her nose? Did you ever wonder if man evolved from monkeys and apes, why there are still…