Category: The Pastor’s Piece

FCFI November 9, 2025 archive In a pure democracy, people vote directly on laws and policies and every citizen has a direct say in decisions. In a representative republic, the people elect leaders to make decisions on their behalf. The power still comes from the people, but it’s exercised through elected officials and limited by […]

FCFI November 2, 2025 Over the course of our lives my wife and I have owned a few homes and moved a few times. The longest we’ve stayed at one place is 19 years. One thing we’ve always done is improve the places we’ve lived both inside and outside. We like to move walls and […]

October 26, 2025 A friend of mine had some money stolen when somebody got into his locker at work. At about that same time, someone broke into my truck and rummaged through my center console and glove box and side door pockets. They didn’t get much, just some loose change and maybe a crescent wrench, […]

VillageOctober 19, 2025Are we living in the beginning of the Great Tribulation Period? That is the question many areasking in light of what the media is calling the “Trump Gaza Peace Plan.” As you may know, I’mcautious about making bold predictions about timelines because Jesus was clear: “No oneknows the day or the hour when […]

FCFIOctober 12, 2025In this column each week you will usually find stories about everyday life as we live it. In themishaps and blunders, the humor usually comes after the fact. But humor is necessary tosurvive. If we take ourselves too seriously, life will stress us out. They say it is the daily grindthat gives a […]

FCFIOctober 5, 2025Body Piercing – Painful, gritty, and oddly humorous …When I was about 6 years old, my younger brother (John, 5 years old) and I were playing inthe barn one day. I suggested we go up to the haymow and pitch down some hay. Thisseemed like a good idea. He went up the ladder […]

September 28, 2025We serve a God who rules over all, and we can rest tonight because we know He isn’t going totake the night off. We are not trapped in some aimless universe, spinning on a doomed planet,living a meaningless life and dying a hopeless death. Our God is eternal and all-powerful andutterly sovereign. What […]

September 21, 2025 It’s the simple things in life that bring the most satisfaction. I have an older F250 Ford truck with a 7.3 Powerstroke diesel motor. It runs great once you get it started. But it will not start without help if the temperature falls below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. By help I mean you […]