God Moves Best When He is Trusted

The year is quickly coming to an end — 2020 will go into the history books as one of the most memorable years ever! However, with God, nothing is wasted.

This year has been very challenging with limited knowledge on “doing church” in different and innovative ways. Whether setting up parking-lot services, preaching and teaching to empty chairs or sharing the gospel solely through social media, CECC pulled it off with very few hicc...

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The Just Shall Live by Faith

When one faces death many times those who love that person rally, and begin to pray vehemently and get others to pray for God to intervene as well. Don’t get mad at me, but sometimes I think to myself—“What’s wrong with heaven, that we would pray people out of it?"I understand that we surly don’t want our loved ones dying, or for that fact, no one dying, but the fact is, we all die, no ...
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Jesus can heal your past

From the desk of Pastor Howard Strickland:

The Creator marvelously fashioned our fleshly body in such an intricate way. God created your body to pretty much heal itself.

I’ve had some bad falls, including one crushed right-arm with pins resetting the bone. Falling off a horse once while hitting a metal mailbox—my nose dangled, the injury required many stitches.

I’ve bruised my face, hitting head-on into a brick fence, deep legs cuts and cracked s...

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Whose Really Listening In 2020 and Beyond?

The last thing I need is another meeting for the sake of meeting. If honest, I’m sure you feel the same way. On the other hand, I love meetings that produce results.

One thing I’m aware of is, I’m not moved to action and especially change unless I hear and see results from the presenter.

I believe, enthusiasm breeds excitement. Just go and listen to someone who gives motivational speeches with success. Enthusiasm is the only climate the seeds of suc...

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Why Crane Eater Community Church?

Pondering upon Crane Eater Community Church, my thoughts go back over 100 years. Why, for this time and season, why Crane Eater Community Church? Why not?

Let me explain, going back to another era, things were simpler, men and women counted on the faithfulness of God. They believed God for a plentiful crop, and for their next meal. They also trusted God for their health, because, today’s drugs did not exist. Imagine, no preventive...

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