Governor’s Tone Toward Churches

by | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog

I’ve been on the phone with pastors across the state recently and a common concern I’m hearing is Gov. Beshear’s tone toward the church hasn’t been very positive. This comes from multiple phone conversations I’ve had with pastors from...

Federal Judge Upholds Louisville Church’s Religious Freedom

by | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog

A federal judge upheld a Louisville church’s religious freedom. Just before Easter, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer ordered Louisville churches to not have drive-in services. At the same time, he allowed other drive-through services at restaurants and liquor...

Pastor Spotlight: Kyle Reeder, Solid Rock Baptist Church

by | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog

CPC’s Director of Church Outreach, Bob Scott interviews this month’s spotlighted pastor, Kyle Reeder.   Bob: Tell us a little about you. What led you to become a pastor? Kyle: I am forty-one years old. I am the husband of fourteen years to my wife...

Heed Advice of Health Experts

by | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog

Some may be tempted to look at the relatively low numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kentucky. (There are less than 1500 cases and 80 deaths) and criticize the authorities for being overly aggressive. However, public health experts project over 100,000 deaths....

Good News Out of Texas

by | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog

Pro-lifers who argue that abortion clinics should be closed along with other non-essential surgical centers got a boost from a Texas Appeals Court. The court ruled that the state has the authority to close abortion centers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. This...

Limits of Government

by | Apr 15, 2020 | Blog

The purpose of government is generally to do for a society what individuals cannot do on their own. Defending its borders, building roads, and coining money are a few of the main functions of our government. Another is to preserve public health when threatened by a...

Private Sector Helps Fight Pandemic

by | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog

During times of crisis, the government can provide leadership, but it cannot do everything. It needs help from the private sector. Consider that the American businesses are responding well to address the needs of the coronavirus pandemic. The company MyPillow is...

Caution with Zoom Virtual Meetings

by | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog

Zoom is a popular virtual meeting resource, but be careful! A recent conference call held on Zoom by South Central Kentucky and Community and Technical College was interrupted by an appearance of a pornographic video. It’s known as a “Zoom bombing.” The...

Good Friday

by | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog

It’s Good Friday today, the day when Christians around the world remember the crucifixion of Jesus. And this Sunday is Easter Sunday, the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. It’s normally one of the most attended church services of the...

Florida Pastor Arrested

by | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog

Florida pastor Rodney Howard-Browne violated a state order to forgo large meetings and was arrested for holding a church service last week. While it wasn’t a good look for the government to arrest a pastor, the intention wasn’t to stop the spread of the...

Unemployment Reaches Record High

by | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog

Unemployment numbers continue to increase. New people applying for unemployment benefits totaled 6.648 million. This doubled the record set the previous week. Some analysts say that number of those actually unemployed may be even higher. That’s because several...