Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Faith
Who is the Pope dude trusting in?
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Years
ago some well meaning off duty police officers (at least that was what I
was told) had some thick steel plates installed on the interior of that
large pulpit of Pastor Chuck Smith because there were some 'death
threats' over him. Chuck was instructed to duck behind his pulpit if
anything should come up.
When Chuck saw the steel plating his only words were, "Take it out."
Chuck put his faith totally in God at this point in his life. Today, now that he is up there in years may be another story.
How far are we to go in our faith? Do we take practical steps like the Pope in the above picture? Or do we just trust the Lord that when it is our time it is our time?
I
know that Pastor Chuck has had a gun put in his face because some dude
wanted to see if Chuck believed in his God. Chuck's wife has warned him
prior to that encounter and he went into it any way. Chuck is John
Wayne!
Apparently Chuck's faith carried him through because he is still here with us on earth.
What is your opinion? What would you have done? How do you balance practical aspects with your faith?
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Chuck Smith
,
the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, has been moved to a
rehabilitation facility and is progressing in his recovery from what a
spokeswoman has called a “very mild stroke.”
,
the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, has been moved to a
rehabilitation facility and is progressing in his recovery from what a
spokeswoman has called a “very mild stroke.”
(Mild strokes do not usually require rehabilitation.)
Smith,
82, exhibited stroke symptoms and was taken to a hospital on Dec 27.
Church spokeswoman Laura Jackson said this morning that the famed pastor
was doing physical therapy.
“He’s doing well,” Jackson said. “We hope he’ll be home this week.”
An update on the church’s Web site said that Smith is in the rehabilitation stage of his recovery, but doctors still are advocating rest. Well-wishers are asked to send Smith e-mails to pastorchuck@calvarychapel.com.
Jackson said she did not know how many e-mails have been sent, but the number is more than 1,000.
“We print them out and send them to him,” Jackson said. “Our printer keeps running out of ink.”
Smith has been the pastor of the church, which is in Santa Ana on the Costa Mesa border, since 1965, the longest-active Christian leadership in Orange County. In that time, the congregation has grown to more than 25,000 people, according to the church.
Smith is known for training other prominent ministers, including Greg Laurie
, the founder of the annual Harvest Crusade that fills Angel Stadium. Sunday, January 01, 2012
Prayer Request For Pastor Chuck Smith Of Calvary Chapel
Just got this email from David Burgin...
Brother David,
You probably have heard but Pastor Chuck Smith announced
from the pulpit today that he has lung cancer and is doing a series
of tests and surgery this coming week. Just thought I would pass this along to you.
David B.
Story:
Update 6/23/2013
Pastor Chuck Smith of CCCM has just hit stage four in his battle with cancer according to his daughter on facebook.
Enourage him @
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