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“This is my body given for you, do this in remembrance of me.”  (Luke 22:19)  This coming Sunday we will be invited not to the CVBC table, certainly not to my table or yours, but to Christ’s table as we

Life is full of seasons—some are filled with clarity and joy, while others leave us facing questions, doubts, and uncertainty. In those uncertain times, it can be tempting to rely on our own understanding or to feel anxious about what

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)  As I write this it is the last day of summer and another season has come and gone. Life is made up of seasons–some

So much has already been said and written, and sadly it only seems to communicate already fixed views.  Our nation once again finds the news broadcasting yet another shooting reflecting political violence, and lost in all of it is the

The words of Psalm 146 are eternal but also current.  “Put not your trust in princes.”  How tempting it is to do that but how inevitable the disappoints come when we do.  I so often say of almost everything—-friends, jobs,

Like many others from CVBC, I attended the 100th birthday party for Aladine Rogers Saturday afternoon.  Is there ever a sweeter and more gracious lady than her?  It left me wondering—what is her secret?  Of course a life lived in

I have never played a round of golf, but enjoy watching it if for no other reason it always leads to a good nap!!!  After a wonderful meal and fellowship at the K & W on Sunday, I watched Scottie

Our Wednesday night Bible Study is focusing on areas of our lives that invite us to have an unshakable hope in a world that is tempting to shake us at our very core.  This Wednesday we look at what is

I am still glowing in the wonderful birthday celebration you gave me Sunday…and enjoying the chocolate!!!    I am grateful for 70 years of life and there will always be three pivotal points of gratitude that have shaped my life

Isaiah 40:31 is a favorite verse of many–“They who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint.”   But who