Posts from January 2026

Seeing God’s Hidden Hand

My wife, Jill, is one of the most faith-filled people I know.  On a regular basis, when something happens that I may or may not like, she has graciously reminded me that the Lord is at work and behind it all.  Her perspective is not unique, but I feel like her faith is.  I struggle at times to…

Bad Press

As we’re dealing with the “one anothers” in the Bible, one statement that I hear often is how many Christians aren’t very nice.  I understand the sentiment.  But before you read further, please watch this short video by John Piper about that idea:  https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cojv6xZc5/?mibextid=wwXIfr.   The video is important because Dr. Piper is correct.  The stuff that gets the press…

Why the Hate? Why the Love?

As I said on Sunday, the new sermon series, “Better Together,” is one that we want all of our people to hear.   So, if you call CLF your home church, we’d ask you to make a point of listening to each sermon in this series and seeking ways to apply them.  Please make it a goal to…

Looking Back and Forward

Our last Sunday of 2025 was another display of God’s grace at CLF.  I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating:  our goal each Sunday is to be faithful to God, His Word, and His people.  Sometimes this looks like a good at-bat (a run-scoring hit, moving a runner up to the next base, or seeing lots of…