PASTOR’S PEN

Wisdom on Display

Posted on Jan 15, 2024 by admin | General |

Everyone’s looking for a game-changer. NFL teams (some more than others) are looking for a game-changing quarterback – someone who can run like Walter Payton, throw like Dan Marino, think like Albert Einstein, and lead like Alexander the Great. The teams that find a game-changer at quarterback are practically guaranteed instant success.

Everyone’s looking for a game-changer. It’s not just football, and it’s not just sports. The desire for a game-chang …

That’s No Fish Story

Posted on Jul 28, 2023 by admin | pastors pen |

I like to go fishing. And the most enduring memories I have is when I have caught some BIG
fish! In fact, I’ve got pictures!………at least I think I do. (Somewhere, I know I have pictures!)
Over the years, I’ve caught two good size tiger muskies, several large northerns, and a decent
number of good size Largemouth Bass – not to mention some jumbo panfish.

There …

Here, There & Everywhere

Posted on Jun 5, 2023 by admin | pastors pen |

The Sunday School teacher asked, “Where is God?”

A little girl raised her hand excitedly. “I know! God is in heaven!!

But a young boy disagreed, saying, “God is everywhere!”

So which is right? They both are. King David understood this well. In a beautiful psalm about the reality of God, he wrote: “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wing …

Real Jesus: Real Church for the Real World

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 by admin | pastors pen |

You have an overactive imagination! Have you ever found yourself saying (or at least
thinking) that? Did you know that there is actually something called an “overactive
imagination disorder?” Neither did I. But here’s the definition: Overactive imagination
disorder is when you are so lost in your imagination that it begins to feel real. In other
words, you become captivated by a world …