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Is "Sabbatical" just another name for "vacation" or "time off?" Some think so, assuming that if a professor, or in my case, a Sr. Pastor is given a few weeks of "sabbatical" each year, he goes hunting or fishing. Actually, a "sabbatical" --in academic or ministry circles--is not a vacation at ... Read More
I just re-viewed the Church Planting video (located on our web site at www.christchurch-pca.org/Church-Planting) and read again the outline published at that location. I'm even more impressed with it today than I was when we viewed it together at our banquet late last October. It not only reminds ... Read More
PREAMBLE The worship of God is an activity so awe-inspiring that it ought to make us tremble. Think of it: earthbound people, filthy with sin yet wrapped by faith in the white robes of righteousness, actually breaking through into the presence of the King of heaven! Heaven actually breaking ... Read More
Christian people have been worshipping our Lord for a long time. From Old Testament worship that included the sacrifice of four-footed lambs and choirs made up of skillful singers from the tribe of Levi (I Chron 15:16-22), to New Testament worship that included head coverings (I Cor 11) and some ... Read More
Went to Presbytery Saturday last. Those who know me know it's not my favorite thing--feels more like having to get a root canal than something I enjoy. Yet, each time I go, I'm blessed. I should quit complaining. This week, Presbytery met at Christian Study Center in Gainesville. It's a vigorous ... Read More