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Blog’s Out For Summer

admin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:16:41 PDT

Over the summer, we will be placing Roseberry’s Leaderboard blog on hiatus. The summer is a time for all of us to be refreshed. Part of that, for many, includes “unplugging” a bit. In the spirit of that, we’ll unplug the blog – but, just for the summer. This Fall, we’ll be back and are [...]

Raining and Worship

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:01:02 PDT

This morning (early) I woke up to our much needed rain. What a blessing. I made my cup of coffee, greeted the dog, and then stood under the porch and watched the storm roll in. It was hailing and raining and generally drenching my parched backyard. I sat outside on the outdoor furniture and listened [...]

Three Ministries were Blessed; Do the Math!

Fr. David Roseberry — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:18:51 PDT

During the Season of Lent, Christ Church put up a few wooden boxes throughout the campus…and encouraged people to give ‘in secret (Matt 6). The offering was cash (for the most part) and was not recorded at Christ Church. It was free will. It was out of love. It was for the benefit of others. [...]

On Point Ends A Great Year

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:35:23 PDT

I just finished up the season (8 or 9) at On Point this morning with a ‘man-cooked’ breakfast of sausage, pancakes, and coffee. Great turnout…and great food. I had a short teaching and then it was time to walk boldly into the unknown. We had a few minutes to invite some men up for an [...]

I can see it…but I just can’t get there. Sound familiar?

Fr. David Roseberry — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:13:01 PDT

I had seen this video earlier in the week…but the bloggers at one of my favorite sites (Mockingbird Blog) helped me see it a bit deeper. Check out their site too. Often times brilliant. DHR

Youth & Student Ministry Evolving

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:54:33 PDT

Dear Friends, I sat down again with two of our youth leaders today: Fr. Michael and Erik, and with Fr. Clint. What a team! Clint had brought some ideas to me that really deserved some careful thought and prayer. I need a powwow with the whole team to put my finger on the pulse of [...]

Mother’s Day Gift from Christ Church

Fr. David Roseberry — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:41:57 PDT

Wait till you see this!!! On Mother’s Day, Christ Church is welcoming a young, 14 year old organist who will blow your mind. He will be playing the postlude (after the service) so please plan to stay behind. In all candor, I have never heard him play, but our music team is overwhelmed by [...]

Go Ahead…Make YOUR Day

Fr. David Roseberry — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:01:54 PDT

A few days ago I was feeling pretty low. Things had not gone according to MY plan. I had been unable to accomplish a specific task within the timeframe I had set for myself. I was low… And when I am low, I always go surfing…the Internet, that is. I came across a magnificent story [...]

This Could Get Me in Trouble…

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:42:24 PDT

I created quite a controversy on Sunday, I know. Generally speaking, I think most of the congregation agreed with my assessment of the ‘enticements’ to which men can fall: Girls, Gold, and Glory. I made the point during my 9:15 and 11:00 sermon on the sermon I wanted to call, “My Three Sons”. (Actually, it [...]

Return of the Prodigal Son

Fr. David Roseberry — Sun, 06 May 2012 03:00:34 PDT

As many would know, the portrait below is Rembrandt’s famous depiction of Jesus’ most famous parable. A beautiful rendering of this hangs in our chapel and in the priest’s sacristy. It has deep meaning for many, many people. If you have a few minutes, click on the portrait and look it over. Consider the amazing [...]

The White Rabbit Ran out of Time this Week

Fr. David Roseberry — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:19:21 PDT

From time to time I just run out of time…every time. Sigh. Here are a few things I had hoped to get up on this blog this week. 1. I spent some time with Fr. Clint Kerley this week reviewing the work in our Family Ministry. What a great joy to see things turning to [...]

Updated Post from Durham: PICTURE of the PARKER!!

Fr. David Roseberry — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:12:07 PDT

Fran and I are on a train from Durham back to London (WiFi!!). Tomorrow morning we will board a flight to DFW and thus end our 8 day junket by planes, trains, and automobiles. We are both very thankful to have come to the GAFCON leaders meeting and then, by God’s grace, to have taken [...]

Leadership Seminar in London

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:27:31 PDT

I have truly enjoyed my part in the Leadership Seminar for the GAFCON meeting. Bishop Felix Orji and I are leading a group of about 50 men and women from all over the globe. We have presented some solid ideas and information about leadership. We have had good/engaging discussions. I was sorting through some images [...]

GAFCON Leaders Meeting

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:24:47 PDT

There are a lot of acronyms floating around the Anglican Communion. I am at a church in London for the GAFCON Leaders meeting sponsors by the FCA where members from 30 different countries including the US and the ACNA are attending. The FCA is the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans. You can learn about them here. [...]

Up Periscope

Fr. David Roseberry — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:07:41 PDT

What a joy it will be to preach today at Christ Church. We have selected 7 parables of Jesus that show us what the Kingdom if God is like. Can’t wait… Jesus, our leader, Lord, Savior, King, and Teacher…is also a magnificent story teller. These parables give us all a Periscope look at another world: [...]

Praying at St. Arbuck’s

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:43:10 PDT

A few days ago I was in ‘my third office’ talking with a young leader. He had opened up a bit and shared some of his personal doubts and concerns. As we finished the hour together and got ready to go our separate ways, I told him that I would be praying for him. “Can [...]

An 8 year-old gets it right!

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:08:29 PDT

I received this in my ‘inbox’ on Saturday night, after the Easter service at Christ Church. Father David, Tonight’s service was wonderful. Afterwards we went out for dinner and then came home to dye Easter eggs. Attached is a photo of an egg that our 8-year old made. He was very attentive during your sermon [...]

And another thing…

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:09:35 PDT

And another thing…I love to know your thoughts and impressions of Lent and Holy Week. Many of you have written me or the other clergy. If you care to, please use the blog comment section to share your thoughts about the week…and the Season of Lent. And another thing…I met with our staff first thing [...]

What is so Good about Good Friday?

Fr. David Roseberry — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:41:20 PDT

That question will be address tonight at the Requiem (7:00 pm tonight at Christ Church). This is an event NOT TO BE MISSED… But for now, here is an update on the blogpost from yesterday. Justin Taylor offers us an outline of what happened on Friday. Good Friday is the day that changed the world. [...]

A Word you have Never Heard Of (probably)

Fr. David Roseberry — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:35:50 PDT

Tonight begins a mini-season within Holy Week which is at the end of the Season of Lent. It is called the Paschal Triduum. As you can tell from the beginning of my outline below, my spell check doesn’t recognize the word. The best corrective suggestions that Pages (for Mac) have to offer don’t make sense [...]

What Happened on Thursday

Fr. David Roseberry — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:26:03 PDT

We will cover some of this ground tonight at the Maundy Thursday service at Christ Church. It is an emotional night of thankfulness, remembrance, and a closing dark… Here is a link to a broader view of what happened on Thursday. From Justin Taylor’s blog.

Tornados came…and left

Fr. David Roseberry — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:53:31 PDT

Like everyone else in the DFW area, we were all amazed at the fury of Mother Nature. Wow…what power…and sadly, what destruction. During the storms, I happened to be at home. Fran had a friend over for coffee. I heard them scurrying around the other end of our new home. Then, “David, you’d better get [...]

Dominus Flevit • “The Lord Wept”

Fr. David Roseberry — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:45:15 PDT

There is a church in the Holy Land, on the eastern slope of the Mt. of Olives, just across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem called “Dominus Flevit” or “The Lord Wept”. The church is build to commemorate the moment that Jesus stopped to weep over the city of Jerusalem. ”As Jesus approached the city, he [...]

Almost impossible to believe…

Fr. David Roseberry — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:31:12 PDT

One of our members, Melissa Woodward, will be appearing on the 700 Club on Monday (April 2) to discuss the painful and ‘impossible-to-believe-it-really-happens-here-in-America’ of Sex Trafficking. The short promo for the segment is here. Heartbreaking. In addition to her takes testimony, Melissa will be live in the studio. The organization she has started is For [...]

Friday 7PM Requiem: A “Must” Moment in the Life of a Pilgrim Christian

Fr. David Roseberry — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:14:19 PDT

Friday evening, as part of our Holy Week series of events, remembrances, and worship, we will gather at 7:00 for a deep journey into the Cross and Death of Christ. Fr. Clint, our Associate Pastor for Family Ministry, wrote a wonderful article I’d like to share with you about the Requiem. “Requiem aeternam dona eis, [...]

Booths and Pews

Fr. David Roseberry — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:15:16 PDT

God Bless The Corner Bakery. I have been here time and time again and I always find the same thing every morning I have here. I see tables of believers, mostly men, who have their bible’s open, notebooks in place, and are engaged in discussion. These are men’s groups. Accountability groups. Bible study groups. [...]

He Who said ” I am the truth ” never made any peace with a lie.

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:48:56 PDT

I had a good session with the men this morning at On Point. What a task, though. Really! Acts 5…the story of the first death of the first believers in the first church! And it was all over money… This husband and wife withheld money from the early Church. Yikes! If the cost of NOT [...]

Do You Ever Need a Second Touch?

Fr. David Roseberry — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:40:23 PDT

This is an amazing story found here. Here is some of it: The mental effort involved in these reasonings proves overwhelming for many patients. It oppresses them to realize, if they ever do at all, the tremendous size of the world, which they had previously conceived of as something touchingly manageable. It oppresses them to [...]

For Visual Learners…

Fr. David Roseberry — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:08:52 PDT

Sometimes there is a need to help people see the truth of the Gospel in a pictorial way. A few years ago there appeared one such painting that made it’s way through the Christian community. It is called “Forgiven” by Thomas Blackshear. Perhaps you know it. If you study the portrait you will find [...]

Josh gets another hit.

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:20:14 PDT

What a blessing to have Josh Havens at Christ Church (nearly) week by week. His new song in the theme song to the movie “OctoberBaby”. I haven’t seen the movie, but the music video is superb. Take a look…click this: Life is Beautiful from “October Baby”

The Cost of Faithless Hesitation? Everything.

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:04:35 PDT

Many of you have asked for the exact reference of the quote I used in my Sunday message (1/18/12). It is attributed to Alexander the Great although I have seen it in various forms on the Internet without attribution. “On the beaches of hesitation lie the bleached bones of those, who, at the moment of [...]

The AMAZING Early Church

Fr. David Roseberry — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:12:27 PDT

By the end of the 2nd Century, the great apologist for the church and the faith, Tertullian (c. 160 – c. 225 AD), wrote about the character and nature of the early church. In 197 AD we read this… The Radical Nature of the Early Church We are a body knit together as such by a common [...]

Finding Grace in Amazing Ways

Fr. David Roseberry — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:52:20 PDT

I have been focused on finding Grace. If you remember, the way I have explained it to you in written and preaching moments is this: I want to explore the contours of Grace. This began for me as a deeper awareness from my study of Ephesians. I remember that I came back from Sabbatical [...]

A Nice Note from Stewart Wicker of SAMS

Fr. David Roseberry — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:54:59 PDT

Dear David, It was great to touch base with you last week briefly. Your vision for A1000 has given vitality, hope, and extraordinary growth to our province. Thank you for all that you, Daniel and others have given to the ongoing effort. Also, I want to thank you for the opportunity given me [...]

Summit 2012 Re-Cap by David Roseberry

cathyc — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:46:59 PDT

Recently, Christ Church played ‘host’ to about 400 church planters and leaders from around North America. For three days last week the whole campus was alive with the future during the 2012 Anglican 1000 Church Planting Summit. Those who came are men and women who represent our future: planters, coaches, clergy, rectors, bishops, team members, [...]

Hot and Bothered in England; US too.

Fr. David Roseberry — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:33:37 PDT

Here is an article on the rise of gospel-centered Anglicanism in the Church of England. The C of E always prefer things when done ‘decently and in order’. So they are a bit ‘flummoxed’ it seems about the rise of the larger church. I say, Praise God for their ‘fluxommness’. (not a word) [...]

A Prayer for Men on the Hook of the Pornography Demon

Fr. David Roseberry — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:00:19 PDT

Brothers and Sisters, Make no mistake. This is a problem that we have to talk about. Our brothers are being pummeled by this every time they turn on their Mac, PC, Phone, or Tablet. It is ubiquitous. The women in our church need to take this seriously and pray for their men. Some are all [...]

My Anglican 1000 Summit Plenary Slideshow

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:05:30 PST

Yesterday, I loved being able to present the overview of this Summit. What a great turnout…and a great response to the call to plant 1000 churches. Take note of the Job Description for the Church Planter that I presented. It really is Rocket Science. Worship Leader, CLO, Singer, Preacher, Teacher, Evangelist, Missionary, Volunteer Coordinator, Disciple-Maker, [...]

Josh Havens on the Road

Fr. David Roseberry — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:09:21 PST

I should have posted this last week when Josh emailed me…but it is still worth reading and thanking God for His faithfulness. And Josh?? Josh loves his work…and he loves the people God brings to his concerts. And, as we all know, Josh loves the Lord. This is from Josh: We’re at the Davis-Monthan Airforce [...]

The Annotated BCP begins!!

Fr. David Roseberry — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:25:54 PST

Click on the thumbnail to your left. See anything new on the page from our bulletin? Look closely. It is annotated. Here’s why. The Book of Common Prayer is over 80% Scripture. Indeed, J.I. Packer (I am a name dropper here. He is a friend, has preached at Christ Church, stayed in our [...]

Vestry Retreat

Fr. David Roseberry — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:32:04 PST

Today I have the privilege of doing a vestry retreat for a friend of mine. Ryan Reed is the Rector/Dean of St. Vincent’s Cathedral in Bedford, TX. (Here) St. Vincent’s and Christ Church are as opposite in ‘churchmanship’ as can be. If you go to their website you will see that. High Church. Anglo-Catholic. Ceremonial. [...]

Is Faith a Fall-Back Position?

cathyc — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:29:17 PST

I am intrigued with amazing story of the Hebrews and how they came to the edge of the Promised Land, but then started to doubt. (Numbers 13 & 14) Why? They were 200 miles from Egypt, fed daily with manna and quail, nourished with water as they needed it from Meriba. So why did they [...]

The Book of Common Prayer and the Bible

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:02:07 PST

We all have grown accustomed to the Book of Common Prayer at Christ Church. It is the hallmark tool and gift of the Anglican Communion. But few people really realize how much of the Prayer Book is actually Scripture. I have heard from a very reliable source that up to 85% of the Book of [...]

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

cathyc — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:54:23 PST

Dear Friends, I can remember Ash Wednesday services when I was a boy. I was about 10 years old and had been signed up to be the acolyte at the 6:00 am Ash Wednesday Service. The priest picked me up at the house (early) and drove me to the church. Most of what I can [...]

Beyond Belief

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:56:09 PST

“Who wants to grow spiritually?” Nearly every hand in the room went up on Sunday when I asked this question. Who could sit on their hands when such a question is asked? So now, how do we grow spiritually? How do we come into a deeper and more spiritual relationship with our God? Jesus tells [...]

Mission Statement

The Rev. Clint Kerley — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:44:17 PST

Dear Friends, I love looking at the mission wall in the Fellowship Hall. It is a constant reminder to me of our mission statement: “Go! Make disciples and teach them to obey the commands of Christ.” Not only is it the mission statement of Christ Church, it is the marching orders for all Christians straight [...]

Retracing Steps, Building a Pathway

The Rev. Clint Kerley — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:35:31 PST

Dear friends, Fr. David and Fran left for Israel Monday with a group of 30 pilgrims. Over the next 10 days they will explore the land where Jesus lived and ministered, culminating in a journey down the pathway Jesus took to Golgotha, the place where he died for our sins. Having taken this pilgrimage four [...]

Amazing × 3

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:25:37 PST

Dear Friends, It was a very moving moment and a signature weekend for Christ Church. In one weekend we saw three amazing things. First, Michael Boone was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Lebhar. Second, we had a great group of new members join the church at the 11 a.m. service. Third, we saw the [...]

Emerging Generations

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:18 PST

Dear Friends, I was ordained to the priesthood on February 4, 1983. It was literally a dark and stormy night in Tucson, Arizona. My father-in-law took pictures of a young man who was ready to commit himself to the service of God through the Church. I can remember the evening, the moment, the friends and [...]

How Did We End the Year?

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:34:22 PST

Dear Friends, I really don’t have time to write a long message to you today. I was up at 5:30 a.m. for the 6:30 start of On Point. I have been engaged in conversations, meetings, and a few sessions all day long. I missed my first deadline for this article. I have only 15 minutes [...]

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:49:56 PST

Dear Friends, First of all, Happy New Year! The last few weeks have been a wonderful time for our church. We were together for Lessons and Carols and Christmas Eve in what I felt were two of the most uplifting, God-honoring, Christ-centered worship services that I have ever attended. January is a great time to [...]

Christmas Grace

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:30:58 PST

Dear Friends, My heart is full to overflowing from the worship we had together on Sunday morning. If there was ever anything that traced the pattern of God’s saving purposes, it was on display with the traditional lessons and carols Scripture reading. What a blessing. And someone wrote me that they had discovered a new [...]

In Preparation for Celebration

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:43:10 PST

Dear Friends, There is a lot going on, and all of it shows a healthy church getting ready for a great celebration as a parish family. Away in a Manger I was at the Christmas Pageant on Sunday afternoon to ‘behold’ the manger scene. It was beautiful. What a sweet, serious and beautiful offering it [...]

Get Stirred Up

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:54:21 PST

Dear Friends, One good man wrote me these words in response to my sermon on Sunday. “Your message of forgiveness is one that never gets old, or loses its punch. Especially for those of us who have much to be forgiven for, or worse, feel that we are beyond God’s grace.” Yes, the words of [...]

Kernel of Faith

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:01:31 PST

Dear Friends, Someone asked me to sum up the Christian faith for them in a short, pithy phrase. Something small and portable that they could remember and tell their friends about. For reasons that I can’t really explain, the answer to their question came quickly and easily, and I think, accurately. Here it is… …the [...]

Do You See?

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:57:16 PST

Dear Friends, I write on the eve of the eve of Thanksgiving. I am so eager to share the time with you tomorrow at 7 p.m. Every year we gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing, and He is true to his promises. He blesses us mightily. So I will see you tomorrow night. In [...]

What I Had Today

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:43:15 PST

Dear Friends, Stacy Mading, our CFO, came into my office saying, “I think you need to see this.” We received an offering that included a dollar and a Swiss Army watch inside an envelope labeled, “This is what I had today.” That’s it. No name. No address. No reference. No one to send a thank [...]

Give Thanks in All Things

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:54:09 PST

My Dear Friends, I saw a giant Christmas tree going up in a parking lot near the St. Arbucks that I attend from time to time. It seemed premature! Recalling Fr. Jason’s comment from the weekend announcements about his daughter’s observation, it is almost as if “they forgot about Thanksgiving!” However, I have a vision [...]

The Work That God Allows Me to Oversee

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:18:08 PDT

Dear Friends, Today we turn to November…my truly favorite month. It is time to give thanks to God for all of his blessing and bounty. I know that times have been filled with anxiety and worry, and that the larger story of our day is still very tenuous. But November makes us stop for a [...]

Footsteps of the Apostle Paul

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:48:17 PDT

Dear Friends, We are so happy to be back in the United States after a two week journey following the footsteps of the Apostle Paul. Fran and I first want to extend our thanks to the vestry for the wonderful gift to us (in celebration of our 25th anniversary of ministry here). We want to [...]

Bandwagon Christian

The Rev. Jason Bowman — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:35:29 PDT

Dear Friends, This past Saturday night, the Texas Rangers treated the Detroit TIgers to a batting clinic, taking game six with a 15-5 win that sends them to the World Series for the second year in a row. It was an amazing game even for someone like me. What do I mean? I am not [...]

Our Heart for Children

The Rev. Clint Kerley — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:10:56 PDT

Friends, Meet Our Youth Team This week we welcomed Erik Willits to the Christ Church family! Erik began his ministry to our Middle School students on Monday. I want to thank the staff and parents of Christ Church who have helped us through this summer of transition, as well as our middle and high school [...]

Travel, Study, Celebration

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:52:13 PDT

Dear Friends, I want to thank you for the support and kindness you have shown to Fran and me over the years. If you remember back in June, when the church celebrated our 25th anniversary, we filled the sanctuary with one combined worship service. Our senior warden, Mike Lister, made an announcement and presented a [...]

There are no “others”…there’s only “us”

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:06:23 PDT

Dear Friends, This is one of those talks that cannot wait any longer. The passion and interest in my heart have come to a boil. The staff and I are ready to go. The goodwill of the parish and the joy of a renewed faith are very much with us all. But it is time [...]

We built an ark…and then it rained!

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:29:03 PDT

Dear Friends, My message today is simple. It’s about our (your!) kids. I hope you were here last Sunday to see all the excitement in our children’s ministry. Families were surprised to find Noah’s Ark and rain (ok, water balloons) in front of Archgate Center! The young and the young at heart enjoyed hearing the [...]

The Roof Dog Has Run

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:24:53 PDT

Dear Friends, The 6th Annual Roof Dog Run has come and gone, and what a great time it was. The Lord provided beautiful weather and there was a palpable sense of enthusiasm in the air for this ministry and for the children in Peru. Below are all the results from the race. There are links [...]

May We Never Forget

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:24:05 PDT

Dear Friends, The inscription on the artwork commissioned for Ladder No.10/Engine No.10 says it all. The fire station suffered a huge loss on that Tuesday 10 years ago. The station was (is) right across the street from the World Trade Center, and when the planes hit the building and people began streaming out into the [...]

Sixteen Tons

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:15:59 PDT

Dear Friends, Remember the classic old country western song by Tennessee Ernie Ford? It was called “Sixteen Tons” and it is one of the most despair-laden songs in my memory. As a kid I found myself singing along with the LP as my sister and I were driven to clean our rooms…ha! Hear it here. [...]

The Law Causes Us to Sin

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:45:22 PDT

Dear Friends, I got my “Stage Two” water consumption guidelines a few days ago. Twice a week is now the lawn-watering limit. I don’t know what the fines are for breaking the rules, but I have heard they are pretty steep. (I actually had to pay a “watering-at-the-wrong-time-of-day” fine a few years ago. I had [...]

Van Halen & Christ Church

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:26:38 PDT

Dear Friends, There is a story about Van Halen and brown M&M’s. They put into their concert agreement, amidst all the technical specifications about sound and staging, that they wanted a bowl of M&M’s. This bowl couldn’t contain any brown ones. Brown M&M’s would be grounds for termination and forfeiture of all monies. Why? Because [...]

What happens when we pray for rain?

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:40:02 PDT

Dear Friends, I want to say a few words about what happens when we pray for rain. We are suffering through the worst one-year drought on record. Water restrictions are being imposed on Texas. Rationing might be a future development. We are all seeing the effects of a dry, triple digit heat week after week [...]

Utterly Alone

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:10:13 PDT

Dear Friends, It is so good to be back. I felt that the Holy Spirit gave me such joy in being with you at 9:15 and 11 a.m. this past Sunday. The subject of the message, “You Need Not Go Away”, stuck with me all week. Listen/watch the message here to get the full idea. [...]

Pete: “I’m Through With God”

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:00:00 PDT

Dear Friends, I am very excited to see you all this weekend at Christ Church. I have had the vacation and study break I have needed. Fran and I are still in boxes and we have a long way to go before we are finally “relocated”, but it is time to be back. As I [...]

Does He Care?

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:57:21 PDT

Dear Friends, As many of you know, Fran and I are moving houses this week. Our downsizing is going well. It is very refreshing to clean out the closets and drawers and to lighten the load, and we have a strong sense that God’s hand has been on our decision. Does He Care?  This past [...]

Summer Halfway Point

The Rev. Clint Kerley — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:45:24 PDT

What a fantastic time we had in worship this past weekend! We baptized nine people – 5 children and 4 adults – in the sanctuary services. Beyond that, we had a great response to our Kids in Need outreach. The wall in Fellowship Hall was nearly empty after the 11 a.m. service. If you weren’t [...]

Making a Move

Fr. David Roseberry — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:00:08 PDT

One of the traditions that Fran and I have as we drive home from vacation is to reassess our lives, our home, our goals and our priorities. This year was no different. As we drove home from Florida in mid-June, we asked the question about what God might be calling us to do. Strangely enough [...]

News from Archgate

The Rev. Clint Kerley — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:55:47 PDT

Dear Friends, I hope you had a wonderful July 4th holiday with family and friends. Last Sunday’s music was fantastic! Mark and Danny – and the rest of the music team – literally pulled out all of the stops as we gave thanks to God for our freedom. Please extend your thanks to them for [...]

130 New Works?

Jill Kinsella — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:32:48 PDT

Dear Friends, I was out in Long Beach, California last week for a series of meetings. First, the ACNA (Anglican Church in North America) gathered for its third provincial council. Bishops, clergy delegates, and lay delegates were gathered together from all of the dioceses of the Anglican Church and its ministry partners. Archbishop Robert Duncan [...]

Electric With Joy and Praise

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:30:46 PDT

Dear Friends, I have spent the last few days in Tunis, Tunisia where our long-term missionary family [searchable name omitted for security reasons] are Christ Church ambassadors for the Gospel. Many of you know this missionary couple. They have been married for 18 years and the Lord has given them five wonderful children. This week, [...]

Winning It All

The Rev. Jason Bowman — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:45:11 PDT

Friends, This past Sunday evening, there was near-rioting in downtown as the Dallas Mavericks won the city’s first NBA championship. If you followed the team over these last five years or even if you just followed them through this winning run, you would know this was a fairy tale ending. The team that no one [...]

Instrument, Not Ornament

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:59:46 PDT

Dear Friends, This past Sunday was one of the most glorious and brilliant worship services I can remember here at Christ Church. It was simply awesome, in the truest sense of the word, to have the privilege of leading our spirit-filled, all-family worship service. I could feel the energy in the room, and I was [...]

Joy and Thankfulness for 25 Years

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:16:24 PDT

Dear Friends, This coming weekend is our time to celebrate and to give thanks for who God is and what He has done in and through Christ Church. I will address our Chapel services at the usual times, and then a single combined Sanctuary service Sunday at 9:30 a.m. I have given a lot of [...]

Anniversary Photos

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:25:10 PDT

Sign Me Up!

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:43:03 PDT

Dear Friends, Before getting to the content of my letter today, I think we all must stop and pray for our fellow Americans who have experienced the tornado in Joplin, Missouri. What devastation. With deep sorrow and anguish for them, let us pray to the God of all comfort (II Cor 1). Even now, we [...]

The Next Three Weeks

Jill Kinsella — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:20:25 PDT

Dear Friends, May is always a great month at Christ Church. First there was Mother’s Day, and then last week was our Senior Celebration. I thank God for sending us so many of those fine young men and women who are graduating from high school and off to college. God bless them all. You can [...]

June 5 – Let’s Party!

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:03:38 PDT

Dear Friends, We began to observe our church’s 25th anniversary last September. What a great season it has been since then. We launched a successful capital campaign to eliminate our debt because we wanted to put the children and youth ministry of our church on the front burner. We invited many to come to church [...]

“God-Centeredness”

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:57:11 PDT

Dear Friends, The impacts we all feel from 9/11 are now just part of our life. Pat downs at airports. Tensions in the Middle East. Engagement in three wars. So when I saw the news report on Sunday night that Special Forces had killed Osama Bin Laden, I shared in the collective sigh of relief [...]

Happy Eastertide

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:59:45 PDT

Dear Friends, What a great time! For me (and I hope for you) Easter weekend was a glorious celebration of our Lord’s victory over death. Did you feel it, too? Don’t you agree that, as children of God, we are blessed beyond what we deserve? My prayer is that Lent & Easter have left us [...]

Tourist or Pilgrim?

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:56:20 PDT

Dear Friends, I have walked the Way of the Cross many times. It is a great privilege to follow the footsteps of Jesus as He would have ascended to the base of Mt. Calvary. In the city of Jerusalem itself, the “stations of the cross” are almost hidden amidst the shops and vendors and business [...]

Holy Week Timetable

Fr. David Roseberry — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:10:26 PDT

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Five Questions Before Holy Week

Fr. David Roseberry — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:28:04 PDT

Dear Friends, It has been a deep and meaningful Lent for me…and I hope for you. I have tried to keep to a few disciplines…some with success, some without. I have also tried to grow deep and go deeper in my walk with Christ. I have read a few books and concentrated on the Scriptures [...]

Easter Saturday

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:35:51 PDT

Dear Friends, Would you consider NOT coming on Easter Sunday? While I hope you are having a Holy Lent, we are beginning now to look ahead toward Holy Week and Easter. This is a big week in the life of a church—a great celebration of His resurrection following a purposeful remembrance of His death. This [...]

“Victory Has Been Won”

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:00:39 PDT

Dear Friends, On Sunday, I shared with you that our dear friend and brother in Christ, Fr. Ron Robertson, was nearing the end of his life. Indeed, in the early hours of this morning, he went to be with the Lord. A dedicated servant of Jesus Christ, he will be missed by so many at [...]

What do you do with that?

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:40:21 PDT

Dear Friends, Okay, so what do you do with that?! Really? What is the next step after you have experienced something like we all did over the weekend? Our sermon series took us all right into the heart of a desperately sad woman, a Samaritan woman. Whether you heard Fr. Jason or me outline and [...]

TGIF

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:00:56 PDT

Dear Friends, A few years ago I invented a new way to use the famous initials TGIF. I hope I did not violate any copyright laws, but I turned the famous restaurant name (and modern celebratory phrase) into a catch phrase that we use on staff all the time: Testimony to God’s Incredible Faithfulness. Last [...]

Renew Campaign Pledge Total Announcement

Fr. David Roseberry — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:22:33 PST

Dear Friends, After months of information and weeks of prayer, we have finally come to the end of the pledge phase of the Renew for Our Future campaign. Click here to see a short video announcement the grand total! In Christ, David+

What are your intentions?

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:40:34 PST

Dear Friends, Every week I see greater and greater reasons to give thanks to God for His faithfulness. When we put together our plan to raise the focus on our kids and free the church from our debt, I knew it would take the participation of everyone to accomplish it. And it is…and it will. [...]

Don’t Be Like Me!

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:55:26 PST

Dear Friends, We have done this many times before but I never had such good news to announce. I hope you were there for it, but even if you missed it, let’s give thanks for what God is allowing us to see in our church. Here is a summary of what I said last weekend [...]

Master’s Plan

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:12:10 PST

They were everywhere!

Fr. David Roseberry — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:05:53 PST

Dear Friends, If you had seen what I saw on Sunday morning, you’d be over the top. They were everywhere! They were coming off the big “Disciple Now” weekend that they do every year about this time…but this year they broke the record books. A total of 175 students, 150 adults, and 25 Bible study [...]