by Daniel Unger | Mar 21, 2025 | Book Recommendations, Books, Practical Spirituality
Our church has a book club, in case you weren’t aware. We’re currently in our fourth year of reading books together. This isn’t an advertisement per se, but I do think its awesome to be reading books together as a church. There are many people who...
by Daniel Unger | Apr 28, 2023 | Book Recommendations, Books, Holy Spirit, Practical Spirituality, Resources, The Trinity
Book Recommendation Have you ever read a classic book and found yourself struggling to read and comprehend, yet alone finish? There were many times where I would find myself reading the same page repeatedly. I sometimes even doubted if I knew how to read with the...
by ccpwebteam | Jun 9, 2021 | Practical Spirituality
Around 1650 years ago, John Chrysostom taught verse by verse through the book of Matthew for the church he pastored. When he reached the famous beginning of the Lord’s prayer, “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven…” …he...
by ccpwebteam | May 28, 2021 | Practical Spirituality
Want to be a good leader, according to the Bible’s standards? Daniel Block: In keeping with a fundamental tenet of biblical leadership, the primary function of leaders is not defined in terms of the tasks they are expected to perform but in terms of the kind of...
by ccpwebteam | Feb 10, 2021 | Current Events, End-Times, Practical Spirituality
“When you listen to the news and see the tensions and troubles in today’s world, keep in mind the warnings that the Lord gave.” So writes Warren Weirsbe, in commenting on Jesus’ teaching in Matthew chapter 24. Weirsbe follows this exhortation with a...
by ccpwebteam | Nov 10, 2020 | Practical Spirituality
Yesterday I posted a section from a sermon by John Chrysostom. I thought it was worth sharing one more section from that sermon today. Here is how he ended his teaching to the church. After strongly encouraging them to pray for their government, he said: It is not any...
