Posts by Pastor Eric (Page 20)

• Please join us in remembering Bob Humphrey this Saturday at 2:00. These are the moments when we stand by each other and bear witness to the love and sustaining grace of Jesus Christ. These moments count. He makes much more of us together than we could ever make of ourselves alone… keep reading.

• Last summer I watched with interest to see how long it would take world leaders to label ISIS as evil, rather than “misguided.” Part of our challenge, as followers of Christ in the cultural moment, is the result of our knowing that the problems of the world are moral, not merely structural or procedural. The world drifts into darkness not because of ignorance but…

• Don’t forget we go to two services this Sunday. See the website for details. Also, here is the link to Kevin DeYoung’s “Plus-One” post. Worth reading. Until you’re invested here, CPC is just “…this church we go to in Issaquah, if we can make it….”

• A few details, then a brief note. First, if you have a copy of our little green book, What It Means to Be a Disciple, please bring it to Sunday School. We’ll have extra copies available. Thank you.

• A friend texted a reminder that the Seahawks’ game begins at noon on Sunday, and could we finish worship a bit early this week? Let’s explore that idea.

• Conscious that the conversation regarding Islam is now all but inexhaustible, I want to point out what seem to me two important differences between Islam and Christianity. The first regarding Islam and the state; the second regarding Christ and Mohammed. (I won’t be quoting the Quran because I could use it only to proof-text, and would misrepresent my familiarity with…

• I’ve been off-and-on working through James K. A. Smith’s “Desiring the Kingdom,” in which he makes the case that we are shaped more by what we love than by what we believe. So he says our primary way of “intending” the world is through what we desire, rather than through what we find logically consistent or compelling.

Here are 7 reasons to join us for the Men’s Night of Prayer. For men, obviously, but I think the broader ideas will be of value to anyone serious about following God. Women, encourage your men read these. 

• Please consider joining us tomorrow at 5:00 for the CPC family Christmas party (food served), an event that will benefit the kids of Sacred Road Ministries on the Yakama reservation. Here’s an interesting fact: when Paul’s quotes Jesus as saying “it is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35), he is recording words not captured in any of the Gospels. These…

• Our story as believers begins with a glorious creation, followed by a woman being seduced by Satan. Mayhem ensues, and with it a list of unsettling questions. For example, how could a good God create a world in which evil and pain are permitted to exist? As defenders of the Faith, we are endlessly troubled by the Fall and its indictment of God’s character.