Cameron Pollock
Very soon after I had moved to Pennsylvania to serve as an assistant pastor, my senior pastor took me to visit a couple and their newborn baby. My pastor decided to show me around the area as we went, and he pointed out, as we drove past, a Moravian church in the town of Lititz.... Continue Reading →
We talk about what we love. I have found in a church setting that the best way to connect with someone from a different demographic is to ask them about what I think they might love. Elderly people like to talk about their family and their past experiences. Middle aged people often talk about their... Continue Reading →
I have seen a lot of people complaining in the social media universe about the lewd, sexually explicit nature of the Super Bowl halftime show. Last night millions upon millions of grown men and boys watched in a stadium or on their screens at home—often with their mothers, sisters and daughters fully present—provocatively “dressed” women... Continue Reading →
You're standing to sing in a new church. The worship leader gets up to lead the first song, with the words on the screen behind him. Then you realize you can't sing the song because you've never heard it. Did the worship leader write it? Who knows. But you're left standing there, with about a... Continue Reading →
In 1640 the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony printed the Bay Psalm Book. It was the first printed book in North America. It was originally entitled The Whole Booke of Psalms Faithfully Translated into English Metre. That title highlights the Puritan desire for a psalm book that clearly reflected the original Hebrew poetry of the... Continue Reading →
Every New Years, instead of making resolutions, I try to look back over the year and make a list of "lessons learned." This year I think I can honestly say one big lesson stands out above the rest. Any other lessons I learned either flowed out of this big lesson or led me back to... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while I get the privilege of preaching at my church. In a couple of weeks I'll step into the pulpit. I have been preaching through a series on James, so on Tuesday I opened my Bible browser online to look at the next passage, and it was this: Blessed is the... Continue Reading →
We live in a society that seems low on doses of masculinity. And the occasional representations of masculinity we do encounter often twist and pervert God’s biblical intention for men. What, then, is masculinity according to Scripture? In the book of Ruth, Boaz demonstrates three qualities every man needs. He provides: when Boaz discovers his... Continue Reading →
It's a common assumption; you and I have heard it before. We get tired of the exhausting work of ministry and, understandably, we want to take a break. If the church members can't carry the load, then there is always the pastor and his family. I mean, he gets paid, right? So it's his job!... Continue Reading →
You live for what you love most. You will make time to catch the latest episode on your favorite TV show. You will clear up your schedule to do lunch with that special person in your life. You will scrape and save for that ultimate vacation. It's true, we all live for what we love... Continue Reading →
Worship as a Way of Life 