Jul 13, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
“This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” -Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3 Dear Hudson, Because of you, this has been the best year of my life. On your first birthday, here are a...
Jul 6, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
The World Cup is in full swing, and even though the USA didn’t make it this year, I’m still watching. As teams and fan bases from all over the world pour their hearts out on the world stage, “the church” could stand to learn a few things from them. Passion Matters The...
Jun 29, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
As we pause next week to celebrate our country, I am grateful for the unique promise of liberty granted to Americans and for those who have dedicated their lives to upholding it over the centuries. But I’m also struck this year by the work required of each generation...
Jun 22, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
We’re working through the Sermon on the Mount together at Central this summer. Last week I shared five things you can “be” this summer based on the last five weeks of worship. We have five more weeks to go, so here’s a preview of what’s coming up over the...
Jun 14, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
We’re working through the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) together at Central this summer. Jesus’ sermon is the most important body of ethical teaching in history of the world. It re-defines how we are to relate to one another and clarifies how we are to...
May 22, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Many of you have asked for a written version of Sunday’s sermon. Here it is. What I didn’t tell you beforehand—although many of you have figured this out—is that Sunday’s message was a loose paraphrase of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, slightly stylized to sound a bit...
