Monthly Archives: November 2008

Do you know who my biggest hero is? Joe Paterno. He’s the head football coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions. I’m not a huge Penn State fan, but this guy is amazing. He’s been on the coaching staff at Penn State for 59 years — 16 years as an assistant and 43 years as … Continue reading »

Recently, I came aross the story of Ronald Mallet, a man who lost his father to a smoking related illness 53 years ago. When his father died, his lifelong quest began: to build a time machine that would enable him to travel into the past, see his father again, and warn him to change his … Continue reading »

Today at CLC I’m going to be talking about the connection between graditude and generosity. The focus will be on the apostle Paul’s words of instruction to the church at Corinth. However, you can go back years earlier and discover the principles being established with the children of Israel. For example, in the book of … Continue reading »

God sees us according to our potential, not our limitations. Jesus called Peter “a rock” long before Peter did anything to deserve the name. God’s objective in our life is that we might be conformed to the image of his Son…to become the righteousness of God in Christ. (Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 5:21) This puts … Continue reading »

What would you do if you knew you had only week to live? Would you go away? Would you go home? Would you do some last minute sinning, or some last minute repenting? Would you be sad? Angry? Hopeful? Afraid? How would you spend those final hours? Jesus knew that the time had come for … Continue reading »

Life isn’t easy. We all know that. We all face challenges big and small, and sometimes things seem to spin out of control. The key word is seem. No matter how things look for you today, you can find a place of peace in the presence of God. You can get centered in him, because … Continue reading »

The movie “Saving Private Ryan” ends with Captain Miller(Tom Hanks’ character)sitting near a bridge after an attack by German forces. His life is ebbing away as he pulls Ryan (Matt Damon)down toward him. Struggling for breath he whispers, “Earn this, earn this.” As Ryan stands his face morphs back into the present as a senior … Continue reading »

Let the record reflect the following action. November 12, 2008 Pastor Del posted his first Christmas blog! Ok, so I’m a bit early perhaps but I’m already hearing Christmas music on the radio!! Geez…at least let me get the turkey digested first! At any rate, my mind is already beginning to fill with thoughts about … Continue reading »

I read an interesting story in the Tampa Bay paper recently. It’s about a man who lives Hudson, Florida; his name is Andy Law. One morning, as Andy was reading the daily news, he came across a story that shocked him. Joseph Prudente, a sixty-six year old man in nearby Beacon Woods had gone to … Continue reading »

Someone once said that wisdom is to live your one and only life in such a way that when it comes to an end, and it will, God looks at it and says, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Well done.” This is wisdom. From the moment you wake up in the morning until you … Continue reading »