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For months I’ve been thinking and praying through all things West Campus and Cedar Creek Church.  I have looked at everything we do and asked God to show me how we could do things better.  I have focused, specifically, on a couple of challenges pertaining to our HOME groups.  HOME groups are the heart of [...]

Well, what can I tell you, the wifi in this part of the world is spotty at best. My plan henceforth will be to blog our trip after the fact when we return. I will update twitter & facebook as it is possible. Thanks for checking in here and stay tuned for the full report. [...]

Well, we left out of Augusta Monday night (June 13) at about 7:30 pm.  Flew to Atlanta and had a layover that was a little longer than expected due to some issues with the plane.  They got them straight and we took off about an hour and a half later than we expected.  No worries. [...]

So…I am currently headed to Bush Field, flying out for a two week community development trip to East Africa. This is a test to see if i can blog from the WordPress app on my ipod touch. Peace!

Lately, I’ve found myself frequently saying to people, “Don’t tell me WHY we CAN’T do it, tell me HOW we CAN do it.”  I realize that, often times, it’s our natural reaction to point out what’s wrong with an idea, or how it will be challenging to accomplish a task.  Maybe it’s our human nature [...]

I know it’s my past.  It’s the way that I’ve been shaped. Eighteen years of law enforcement, keeping peace and solving problems. It’s that experience that drives me to meet things head on.  When things are uncertain and conflict is at hand, my tendency is to rush in, give an answer, take control, solve the [...]

Got this from Kristi Hunter, Outreach Director, at Cedar Creek Church today: Just wanted to share how Cedar Creek Church is Being the Church and, in turn, showing the Love of Jesus in practical ways in our community and around the world.  In just the past 2 weeks you have: Collected over 1375 Operation Christmas [...]

Monkey In The Middle; “MITM” (pronunciation mun-kee in tha middul), activity / verb: MITM is something that we love at Cedar Creek Church.  Not the game of keepaway that kids play by throwing a ball to each other while one in the middle tries to catch the ball and cause the thrower to have to [...]

“All gave some.  Some gave all.” – unknown A heartfelt “thank you” to all of those who have served this great nation of ours, and to their families.

“The power of a simple gift.”  That is the truth about Operation Christmas Child.  You never know what God is going to do when you pack a shoebox full of simple, practical gifts and send them across the world.  The past few weeks we have been talking about this year’s Operation Christmas Child outreach event. [...]

While going through some stuff at the house this weekend, I came across a document that I got as a HOME group coach a few years ago.  It captures the heart of Cedar Creek Church in the “t-shirt slogans” that define us as a church and as a community of faith.  I thought this would [...]

There’s a great picture of Jesus and His mission in Luke 19:1-10.  It is an encounter that Jesus has with a tax collector named Zacchaeus.  In their exchange, Jesus calls out to the man and says, “I MUST be a guest in your home today.” (emphasis added by me).  When he does this, the folks [...]

Just a reminder that election day is tomorrow.  Go vote or shut up.

      “When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I’ll like it or not. Disagreement, at this stage, stimulates me. But once a decision has been made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.” [...]

Today was a great day.  What an awesome God we serve! Somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 folks showed up for our groundbreaking ceremony at the Aiken Family Y / Cedar Creek West site on Trolley Line Road. Here are a few thoughts on what God is doing through this partnership: The Family Y is [...]