Standing on the Shoulders of Our Forebears

We were recently gone for my family’s annual “Wakefield Family Fall Retreat,” which got me to thinking about something that happened a couple years ago on Sunday morning that particular weekend. At the conclusion of our time we have a little worship service together that ends with participating in the Lord’s Supper. This time my [...]

Word Sloth as Soft Bigotry Against God

I have a disease so thoroughly insinuated in me that it could reasonably be described as biological. It’s my parents’ faults, really. At the same time I blame and thank them. They’ve policed my grammar so vigilantly for so long that I both blame them for my does-not-compute aversion to faulty language structure and thank [...]

Are we raising “small” Christians?

I’ve just begun reading a really great book by Gary Thomas called The Beautiful Fight. It’s about “surrendering to the transforming presence of God every day of your life,” especially the transforming part! Great read, people… Great read! He begins by recounting the story of Francis of Assisi coming across a victim of leprosy, one [...]

Easter Egg Hunt Pictures

We just had a great time with our Children’s Ministry’s annual Easter Egg Hunt! The kids had, of course, a lot of fun hunting eggs and getting candy, but they also heard a great message about Jesus’ Resurrection from Tommy Staggs, our Youth/Family Life Minister, complete with cool magic trick! So check out this page [...]

Did You Know?… We’re buying a school?!

Okay, only sort of! Just a cool little tidbit not many in our congregation know about yet… Steve and Kay Carpenter, and their kids Natasha and Benjamin, are longtime missionaries to Mexico City that we’ve supported through Christian Missionary Fellowship International for a number of years. Their important work has helped establish a new church [...]

The Disciples’ Call: Jesus’ Parables of Learning and Doing

Here’s an overview of our current sermon series… We’re studying Jesus’ parables of the process of discipleship: from hearing Jesus’ invitation to follow, all the way through to becoming stewards of our lives in a manner that accords with being a disciple. Sun, Oct 26 – The Urgent Invitation (Luke 14:12-24) Sun, Nov 2 – [...]

“Christian Voting”

As November 4 approaches, I think it’s important for us to think about what we’re doing when we vote. Wherever you stand on the issues or the candidates, it’s entirely appropriate that we discuss how Christians approach the role of politics in our lives. Here’s a great little article by John Piper, a pastor in [...]

… On Worship at FCC

Ever wondered “where we stand” on worship style questions? Well, this is not an “authorized statement,” but I wanted to provide a couple quick thoughts so you know where I’m coming from when it comes to planning the Sunday morning worship service. These are not presented as a tight theological argument nor official church communique, [...]