Category: The Pastor’s Piece

FCFI March 29, 2026 Recently, a familiar question was posed: Which is more important, Christmas or Easter? While they are often treated as separate celebrations, one wrapped in quiet wonder, the other in triumphant joy, the truth of Scripture reveals that they are not rivals, nor even merely related. They are inseparably joined, two essential […]

FCFI March 15, 2026 It is skunk season. I was driving home from church the other night and a skunk ran out in front of my truck. I had absolutely no time to react so I just drove right over the top of it. I expected to hear it thud under the wheels, but nothing […]

March 1, 2026 Everybody, it seems, likes a good prank story. My prank started out spontaneous and was innocent enough at the beginning, but went south in a hurry. I was a teenager – probably about 16 years old. A friend and I were driving down a country backroad, he was driving, I was in […]

February 22, 2026 I met a guy the other day who was from Ontario, Canada. He told us tales of owning a ranch up there and how he fought the cold winters every year, until one year, he and his wife sold the ranch, and moved everything they owned, including their 50 horses to Florida […]

FCFI February 15, 2026 I’ve got a couple things on my mind today. The first one has to do with the Super Bowl from last week. As you may or may not know, the half time show was controversial. So, the night before the big game, I published an alternative option to watch on Turning […]

FCFI February 8, 2026 I’ve  been a regular church-goer my entire life. When I was a kid, my parents made sure we were all there as a family. Dad led the way, then mom, then the rest of us would follow them into the church, down the side aisle on the north side and into […]

FCFI February 1, 2026 Occasionally I get letters from people who either watch us on social media or read the articles I write in the paper. It’s encouraging to hear reports of how God is using this ministry to help others grow. Whenever I receive a letter, I send a short note back in response. […]

Village Voices January 25, 2026 You may have read, seen, and/or heard about Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where a couple Sundays ago a mob of anti-ICE protesters swarmed the building and some of the agitators overtook the pulpit while others engaged in various combative and profane chants, insulting the worshipers and causing them […]