Pastoral Ponderings
A Destiny of Salvation…by Zack Fugate
When I was around the age of 12, there was a period of time that the fear of death set in and overwhelmed my thoughts. I could not…
Continue ReadingFear Not…by Jay Swisher
How many mothers have told their kids, “I’ve told you a million times: Don’t slam the door!” or something like that? Maybe it’s, “Keep…
Continue ReadingThe Joy of Memorizing Scripture…by Jim Nelson
I want to share a personal story from my family, and yes, I was given permission. Two years ago…
Continue ReadingSing a New Song…by Pastor Tony Minell
As the weather changes the warm scent of burning wood (can a scent be warm?) fills the cool morning air. Wood-heated…
Continue ReadingLet everyone be subject to the governing authorities…by Rene Milner
I think sometimes we go to the Bible and read a passage that makes us squirm and then we do all kinds of mental jujitsu to make it fit what we think…
Continue ReadingChaos…by Greg Mattson
2020 has been an interesting year! Covid 19, universal quarantine, social unrest, protesting, rioting, looting…
Continue ReadingThe Surpassing Worth of Knowing Jesus…by Matt Leko
These last few weeks I’ve been thumbing through a book called “Martyrs Mirror”. If you will, it’s an Anabaptist version of Foxes Book of Martyrs…
Continue ReadingInto the Light…by Paul Gilbertson
We have seen in our Sunday morning studies of the Israelites going down into the water and then coming out of the water. The first time was in Exodus when God led Moses to the Red Sea…
Continue ReadingLight Shining Out of Darkness…by Brian Gates
One of my favorites poems is “Light Shining Out of Darkness”, written in 1773 by William Cowper (see below). He is considered…
Continue ReadingComfort in Dust and Ashes…by Zack Fugate
One does not have to look far and wide in our world to find brokenness. TV stations, news sources, websites, Twitter feeds, Facebook timelines…
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