Cable Community Church

The headline for one of the local grocery store’s Easter advertisements read, “Hop On Down And Save.” My first thought was, “Whatever does this have to do with Easter?” But as I considered it, perhaps there is a greater connection than I’d first realized. Ask any good church person and you’ll quickly discover that Easter [...]

Recently, around a table bearing a pan of authentic, Chicago-style pizza, the topic of conversation came around to silly things that happen in ministry; more specifically, at funerals.  There is a certain funeral parlor in the cities that I look forward to working with (if I can use the phrase, “look forward to,” when discussing [...]

I’m certain that this is already on your calendars, so let this simply be a reminder not to forget February 20th, 2012.  In case you get your calendars from “The Dollar Store” and that day on your datebook says something bland like “President’s Day,” February 20th is the Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo day!  You know you’ll [...]

Here we are at the beginning of a New Year.  With the turn of a calendar page, we exit 2011 and begin ’12.  Farewell to ’11, with your ending of wars and echoes of past terrorism.  Between natural and man-made trauma, we are happy to see you gone.  Welcome, 2012.  The very fact of your [...]

“Tell it again, Grandpa.”  The twins gently yet persistently tugged on the hem of the old man’s outer garment.  It was getting late, and the two six-year-olds were just now entering into their evening ploy to delay their bed-time. “Don’t you ever tire of my story?”  The grandfather sighed.  It’s not that the old man [...]