Arguing

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…

Walking Through Landmines

Stan did a marvelous job on Sunday with a challenging text. As he prepped for that, he asked quite a few questions of our pastors, and I could tell that he was wrestling with what to put into that sermon and what to remove. Jill and I were out of town for a wedding, but…

Fights and Quarrels

When our kids were younger, we wanted them to memorize key Bible verses, such as James 4:1. We did this because conflict is inevitable. Our kids were going to experience it, and we wanted them prepared. The biblical perspective is that we must ask ourselves what our contribution has been to the conflict. James 4:1…