Push Back the Darkness
Phil and Shanna Davis are missionaries currently serving in Prague with World Harvest Missions. City Church supports them financially and through prayer. In this latest update, Phil shares some specific struggles the Davis family is dealing with right now and how you can pray for them.
Thinking About...A Great Food Scene
Last night I attended a Public Square event hosted by the Richmond Times Dispatch. It featured a presentation of recent survey results focused on Millennials and specifically what it takes for a city like Richmond to attract and retain the coveted young professional demographic. Several members of the City Church community were key leaders of the survey process, analysis, and presentation. I was impressed by their work, their thoughtful recommendations, and by the engagement of the gathered crowd. I’ve been thinking about some of their findings, especially the focus on a great food scene.
Thinking About...Starting Points
Recently with a group friends I have been reading through the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF). The WCF is an old document; it was composed in 1640s by a group of pastors and Bible scholars from England. It summarizes the theology of the Presbyterian Church. The WCF starts with a chapter on the Bible. I’ve been thinking about what it means that the WCF chooses the Bible as its starting point.
Thinking About...Lent 2013
Lent is the six weeks leading to Easter--the Church’s greatest holiday (holy day). Lent is a time of preparation for the death and resurrection of Jesus. It is a time for the Church to repent from sin so that it can find its full life in Christ.
Thinking About...Giving Thanks
The coincidence this week of Christy Wampole’s perceptive piece in The New York Times on irony as “the ethos of our age” and the Thanksgiving holiday has got me thinking about gratitude.
Thinking About…Interruptions
John Bourgeois, City Church's pastoral intern asks the question: Is there a third way in American politics?
Thinking About...Fall and Rest
Meg Haden, City Church's Director of Women's Ministry, shares her thoughts on Fall and the importance of rest --and gives us a preview of what to expect at this weekend's women's seminar where Paige brown will teach on the highs and lows of faith, as told through the story of Elijah.
Thinking About...Soda
By now you have probably heard about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to limit (to a mere sixteen ounces) the size of soda sold by vendors within New York City. The proposal has all sorts of implications for politics and for public health. But I’ve been thinking about this soda ban from the standpoint of desire.