This weekend at Central we are hosting a Family Forward Workshop. As a congregation we are looking forward to a great two days with Rick and Mark Butts, Andrew Itson, and Kristin Van Der Pol. With that it mind, here is a short blog thought about your family's greatest three needs: Love. Commitment. Togetherness. How are you … Continue reading Family Matters
Author: Scott McCown
Majors and Minors
Majors and Minors. No, not baseball! No, not the prophets either. Yesterday, I watched a videoed sermon about major and minor things Jesus said. The speaker's agenda was to get his audience to see that there are somethings Jesus says worth fighting over and somethings he believes that Jesus or the New Testament penman said that we … Continue reading Majors and Minors
Have Mercy
Here is the video I shared with out small groups last night. Compassionate Mercy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LNZ6OTzejA
American Change
The United States of America is changing. This is not breaking news. This change began years ago with the start of the grand experiment. Every few years we as a nation evaluate our leadership and make changes. In my half-century I can say that I have both liked and disliked these changes. There are policies, … Continue reading American Change
Yesterday
Yesterday © B. Scott McCown, Feb 2, 2017 Yesterday I carried my sin on my shoulder. Yesterday my burden was my own. Yesterday my guilt was a heavy load. Yesterday I thought I was all alone. ************************ But that was my yesterday, Today the sun shines bright. Today the clouds have parted, As I see … Continue reading Yesterday
Will You Pray with Me?
Dear Father in Heaven, Although, my citizenship, my home, and my heart is in heaven with You, this morning the nation of my birth and in which I live is on my mind. We seem to be, not a nation of states united, but a group of individuals and special interests divided. This division gives me … Continue reading Will You Pray with Me?
Does it?
Every six months or so I feel the need to repost this. I keep hearing this from people of faith. "Everything happens for a reason." Everything? Happens for a Reason? I am not sure what everyone who says that phrase means by it. I am not sure everyone who says it understands what they are … Continue reading Does it?
Who I Was
One of the amazing things about coming to know and understand God's Grace is the impact that Grace has on our lives. Throughout my years in ministry, I can recall individuals who came to know God's Grace and witnessed the change in their life. I think of Gary (not his real name) who described his … Continue reading Who I Was
By Grace
As I am working on this Sunday's message about God's grace I am finding and culling material. This little tidbit won't be in the lesson, but I thought it worth sharing with you. A man awoke one morning after having a dream that disturbed him. When his wife asked what he dreamed, he related it: “I dreamed … Continue reading By Grace
Blessings from God
I want to drive you to deeper thought. My desire is to cause us to think about what we say as well as the thought behind what we say. I admit, that some of what I am about to challenge you with are things I say and think. I have no agenda in writing other … Continue reading Blessings from God
