Chad Porter, Author at City Life Church

Connecting Our Kids with the Church During a Pandemic

It’s really hard to connect right now. Life-giving coffee meetups have given way to late-night Zoom chats. Unplanned conversations in the hospitality room on Sundays have been replaced by imperfect text messages to check in on those we care about. This season has truly been a challenge as we try to make the best out…

Great Waters and Wonders of the Deep

In my devotional reading a few days ago, I came across the following quote from the British preacher Charles Spurgeon: “[T]his is the reason why he bringeth his people ofttimes into straits and difficulties, that, being made conscious of their own folly and weakness, they may be fitted to behold the majesty of God when…

What is a Catechism?

What a rich time of celebrating our risen King together this past Sunday. Though we can’t be together in person due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the gift of joining our voices, minds, and hearts each week is surely one evidence of God’s grace to us during these shifting times. As you may have noticed,…

Why Do We Observe Communion?

This week, as part of our Good Friday and Easter Sunday services, we will once again partake in Communion (also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist) together. As we prepare our hearts for this time of worship, let’s think about why we observe this ancient Christian rite: We Remember The first thing we’re doing…

Four Ways to “Be Still and Know That He Is God”

Central to Psalm 46 (our sermon text from yesterday), is the call of v. 10, “Be still, and know that I am God.” The incomparably powerful presence of God with us should cause us to be still — even in the midst of the most chaotic of circumstances. But how can we do that? What…

Resources and Updates as we Gather Online

What a string of events these past few weeks have brought us. We are praying for each of you, for your City Group, and for our church as a whole as we navigate these unprecedented times. Now more than ever we want to be clear, supportive, and constant in our communication. To this end, we…

Resources for Reading through the Bible

As the new year dawns, you may be looking for more intentional and structured ways to guide your regular reading Scripture in 2020. If that’s you, I wanted to provide a few links to some resources you may want to check out: Read Scripture App (iOS/Android) This smartphone app combines short videos from The Bible…