Cable Community Church

According to the latest figures available from the US Census Bureau, there are about 64.3 million fathers in the nation. For various reasons, including but not limited to divorce, military service, criminal conviction or drug/alcohol abuse, not all fathers are active in the lives of their children. Things are different from when you and I [...]

Just the other day my mother reminded me of the broken lamp incident. She claimed that I used that incident in a sermon illustration one Sunday, and since I was the only one of the four children still talking about that, it made sense to her that I am the one who broke the lamp. [...]

Here we are at the beginning of another recognition of Holy Week. This week begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Easter: two joyful bookends that surround some troublesome events. The days between those two Sundays are marred with confusion, conflict and – ultimately – crucifixion. The confusion begins when Jesus cleanses the temple. Most [...]

Was it really only ten years ago that all of us were worried about the end of the world? OK, maybe you weren’t worried, but a lot of folks were concerned that either their computers would malfunction, the electric grid would stop working, there would be massive food shortages or something unimaginably worse would happen. [...]

Recently on a popular web-based social network, I was called “the chairman of the board for the campaign for Thanksgiving.”  I suppose that honor fits.  I have made a big deal in Sunday School and Church about Christmas not coming until after Thanksgiving, and that “chairman” comment came in the middle of a discussion about [...]