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The Good Life

Posted on Jul 19, 2022 by admin | pastors pen |

Having moved here to Warren in February 2020, last year’s Marshall County Fair was the first that the Sarenpa family experienced. What fun! It started with a parade and a bag full of candy, and proceeded to four days of freedom, friends, food, games, music, and rides, rides, and MORE RIDES! Life was good, and the kids were living the good life! They wished those days would never end.

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Written In Stone

Posted on Jan 22, 2022 by admin | pastors pen |

“It’s not written in stone.”

We’ve all heard – or perhaps even used – the phrase. It’s used to communicate the fact that something – usually a rule or a policy – isn’t permanent. But we might also find ourselves saying this: “Nothing’s Permanent.” It’s true that a lot of things change. Look at any of the old pictures of Warren, and most of the t …

Suppers with the Savior

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 by admin | pastors pen |

One of the simplest, and greatest joys in life is experienced in a very common way: eating together. And getting together over a shared meal with time to spare is even better. I don’t know about you, but I have many great memories of the dinner table. At home as a boy, with our extended family at holidays, romantic dinners with my wife-to-be, lunch meetings with parishioners, church potlucks, and even m …