Christ Community Church

Before preaching the sermon “Don’t Misdiagnose”, I thought about all the people who work in the mental health services. What would the psychologist and the psychiatrist in the congregation think about the content of my sermon?   While I don’t know what all of them thought, one person approached me after the service and said [...]

Part 2  “Music Old and New”   Periodically, I’ll use this space to offer biblical and practical rationale for why we do corporate worship the way we do at CCC.  The first entry under this heading was about why we don’t extend walk-down-the-aisle-type invitations at the end of the service.  Here’s one on why we [...]

When was the last time that you were amazed by your Creator? Were you far away from the glare of civilization with only a billion-billion of his starry worship leaders for company? As you gazed into that velvet, jewel studded, garment synched together by the Milky Way, did you gasp and whisper words of worship? [...]

Why I hate spray glitter at weddings! It’s hard (almost) impossible to clean up. It spreads to people who don’t feel the need to sparkle (like me). It’s probably responsible for most of our office computer failures. It’s inhaled and some women’s lungs will eventually turn to shiny chunks of plastic. It’s false advertising … [...]

Every story we encounter through movies, newspaper, books, TV, other people, etc. has a point or big idea that it’s author or teller is trying to communicate. I was reading information on a website that helps parents to teach their children how to find this big idea in the media they hear or watch. For [...]

Have you ever considered the irony of Thanksgiving break?  We took a day to reflect on all of the great gifts we have been given… only to turn around and buy more the following day.  It seems to me that we give Thanksgiving less than 24 hours to sink in before we trample each other [...]

If you were with us Sunday morning December 4, you’ll know that this blog’s title is a twist on the sermon title that morning, “Why We Worship How We Worship.”  In my message I did something unusual: instead of expositing a text of Scripture, I walked us through a typical Sunday morning service and gave [...]

A person during the ABF told the class about her non-Christian co-worker who needed to talk with someone about her life. The co-worker approached our friend and said, “I want you to hear me but do not judge me.” This person was looking for relief from the feelings of guilt that her actions produced. After [...]

This old parable underscores our November 13 sermon, “We’re All Different and We’re All Needed.”   Once there were four neighbors, Fred Somebody, Thomas Everybody, Pete Anybody and Joe Nobody. They were very odd people and it was difficult to understand them or the things they did. The way they lived was a shame, and [...]

When I preached “Tough Love in the Father’s House,” I wanted to take a side track on how social media shapes our idea of friendship, but I didn’t have time. The side track would have been relevant, since – according to the Bible – true friends confront one another in love. They speak truth into [...]