Our next sermon series should be one of the most helpful yet – not only for CLCers, but also as an opportunity for community outreach – so I hope you’ll begin inviting your friends to attend the next three Sundays (Ovtober 5, 12, 19) to learn how to “Fireproof Your Marriage”.
Each week of the series [...]

First, join me in giving mega-props to Joe and Sarah Dascenzo and their entire team for envisioning and hosting the “Faith @ Home Conference” this weekend.  I can’t even imagine how many hours they put into all the planning and preparation and execution of the conference, and even though few CLCers attended, it was their vision that brought [...]

The  only question I received this week was from a CLCer who wanted to know why we don’t celebrate Communion more frequently.  This is a question that we hear often, so here goes:
From my understanding of Scripture, there is no New Testament directive regarding the frequency that a believer should receive Communion.  (I’d be the [...]

Thank God for Outlook and my Blackberry.
I had gone to bed early last night and was reading a novel before falling asleep when I heard the buzz from my phone, reminding me of a teleconference appointment with the Board of CAPRO USA.  I was recently appointed to that board and last night was my first [...]

This was one different Sunday.
See I’m the kind of guy who goes to church even on vacation.  Even when I’m on an international trip, I make sure I preach here or there, but I never travel on Sunday morning.  So despite little sleep last night with my wife’s gall bladder attack, I was up at [...]

Here’s the latest question I’ve received: what recomendation do you have on how to study the Bible? I find myself jumping around hoping the Lord will just point me where I should go.
Excellent question!  And what a common problem – I think a lot of believers would have to admit to ‘jumping around’.  Here’s my [...]

Hopefully by now you’ve heard about it – but next Friday, September 26 will mark the nationwide release for the movie called, “Fireproof”.  Produced by the same church that made “Facing the Giants”, this one promises to be even more impactful.  Several members of our pastoral team were able to preview the movie, and they [...]

For our CLC-TP family: if you were here Sunday, you heard Pastor Doug’s announcement, but I wanted to give you my heart on this today:
As a pastor, for years I have wanted some way to measure how effective we’re actually being in ministry, and to know how we could better help our people grow in [...]

Not sure which hurts worse: the weather, the resulting low attendance, or the Bear’s loss.  Let’s put it this way: I’ve had better Sundays.  When I left my house this morning and soon had to turn around because water was over the road on 80th Avenue, I should have known it wasn’t a good sign.
But [...]

I just received word that a dear friend and missions colleague, Dale Witt of Global Advance, went to be with the Lord this morning after a massive heart attack.
I first met Dale in 1999 when we traveled together to Mozambique to do a FrontLine Shepherd’s Conference for pastors.  Since then, he and I have shared the platform [...]