Mar 15, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
We are living through a nearly unprecedented moment. We are taking nearly unprecedented measures. And we are facing a once-in-a-generation kind of threat. As we do so, our sermon for the week reminds us that there is great power in how we choose to frame our...
Mar 13, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
Different churches are doing different things in response to the coronavirus. All of us are trying to balance the need to be an actively present community of faith with the need to take all appropriate measures for public health and safety, and I don’t know of...
Mar 6, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
During Lent at Central (the six weeks between Ash Wednesday and Easter) we’re focusing on the humanity of Jesus and the ways that Christ’s teaching “awakens” us to what it means to be fully human. This spring as we remember that God has a hand in all of creation as it...
Feb 28, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
A few years ago, I gave Julie a hang-gliding trip as a birthday present. We spent the night in Chattanooga and got up early in the morning for a lesson at Lookout Mountain where she and two other students spent a few hours with an instructor to learn the basic skills...
Oct 5, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
The first Sunday in October is World Communion Sunday. So this Sunday at Central, we’ll celebrate the Lord’s Supper in worship as thousands of churches and millions of Christians all over the globe do the same. Over the years, I’ve developed a growing appreciation for...
Sep 28, 2018 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Two weeks ago, I had the chance to spend a few days in and around Yellowstone National Park with a small group of pastors talking about something called the Jesus Worldview Initiative. The Initiative is being organized by John Pierce and Bruce Gourley at Nurturing...
