Category: The Pastor’s Piece

FCFI September 14, 2025 Politics and tragedy seem to go hand in hand. In our history, four U.S. presidents have been assassinated while in office: Abraham Lincoln, killed on April 14, 1865. James Garfield, shot on July 2, 1881. William McKinley assassinated September 6, 1901 and died eight days later. And John F. Kennedy was […]

FCFIAugust 31, 2025Traffic is a funny thing. Back in the day, before the Interstate system, America drove thebackroads. Probably the most famous was Route 66 that stretched from Chicago to LosAngeles and was lined with hundreds of mom-and-pop shops along the way.Before that, we have old pictures of my wife’s great-grandparents traveling from Wisconsin toCalifornia […]

FCFI August 24, 2025 Sometimes, as I minister to the people in our congregation – and others – I feel a bit like a parent. I sit with people when they’re sick. I offer comfort in sorrow, and hope when everything seems hopeless. I try to help and encourage, wherever and whenever I can. I’ve […]

August 17, 2025 Forgetting is something that plagues us all regardless of age. Children forget. Teens forget. Adults forget. Seniors forget. It’s part of the human condition. It reminds me of someone I met years ago who left an impression on me – which I’ve never forgotten. What happened was, a man from our congregation […]

FCFI August 11, 2025 As a pastor, it is quite satisfying for me to answer questions that people have concerning their spiritual maturity and well-being, especially when it comes from something I’ve written or spoken concerning the Word of God. Lately, I’ve been preaching a series of sermons titled “Blessed Assurance – How You Can […]

FCFIAugust 3, 2025 The following column is part of a message by Ray Pritchard at Keep Believing Ministries, (Keepbeliving.com), from July 18, 2012. “We Cannot Fail”By Ray Pritchard Lately I’ve been reading a fine book by Rodney Stark called, The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion. The opening paragraph […]

FCFI July 27, 2025 When I was a kid, one of the places we lived was at the end of a mile-long dead-end driveway. Not many people came down that lane – just the milk man, the Schwan’s Ice Cream guy, or relatives coming to visit. We were farm kids who knew how to work, […]

FCFIJuly 20, 2025 “Smoking And Drinking” Recently, I had a conversation with an elderly gentleman. He was a kindly old man who sat at our kitchen table and shared with my wife and I the history of his life. He grew up in New England and moved to this area when he was 18 years […]