Category: The Pastor’s Piece

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 […]

FCFI January 16, 2026 You’re probably not thinking about baptism right now, but we had one this week so I thought I’d bring it up. Actually, we have them all the time. When I first came to Martintown, a gentleman from our church asked if he could be baptized during a special evening service. Since […]

FCFI January 11, 2026 I’ve had a few very diverse experiences in my life – yet somehow closely related. My first trip across the country in an airplane was from Los Angeles to Chicago. I was about 20 years old at the time. Nothing exciting happened on that flight – unless lunch counts as exciting. […]