Thought of the Week

September 1st marks the beginning of a new church year and a change in the members serving on the Diaconate. It is very important that our members stay in touch with each other during this COVID-19 pandemic and in the

You have heard me say on numerous occasions that “We are a small church with a big heart.”  You are! You, the members of CVBC have proved that truth over and over again. You proved it when Christine and Haline

On August 23, I will formally retire from service as your Pastor. The words of William Shakespeare come to mind: “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” My ordination to the Gospel Ministry on September 6, 1959 and my retirement August 23,

If you feel exhausted by the news that you are hearing on a daily basis, you are not alone. We all long for good news, uplifting stories, stories of hope, kindness and love. It is important that we keep our

“He who has ears, let him hear” is a message repeated in the Old and New Testaments in various forms and spoken on numerous occasions by Jesus himself. The same message is found in the book of Revelation. The essence

The first diagnosis of the coronavirus occurred in the State of Washington January, 2020.  Now the world is reeling from its devastating effects and a vaccine to prevent it may not be available until sometime next year. The lives of

There is a sobering message from God to King Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20:1 “In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The Prophet Isaiah went to him and said, “This is what the Lord

In the 1800’s there lived a man, a German, named Friedrich Nietzche who said, “God is dead.”  His belief and his declaration created quite a stir among theologians around the world. It might come as a surprise to you that

Frank E. Peretti , New York Times bestselling author, wrote a forward to Ravi Zacharias’s book, “Deliver Us From Evil,” and describes our present generation as “a vast, teeming sea of people…boiling, agitated…some quite educated, but still lost. Some are

Saturday, July 4, we celebrate Independence Day, the birth of our beloved country, The United States of America. Do you recall when you were required to memorize the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence? “We hold these truths to be