Category: The Pastor’s Piece

FCFI December 14, 2025 Christmas Traditions When I was a child, we never opened presents before Christmas morning. Some of my friends got to open theirs on Christmas Eve, but we always had to wait that extra sleepless night. Actually, we did open one present on Christmas Eve – a homemade one that we wrapped […]

FCFI December 7, 2025 Well, I would say we are fully into the Christmas season. It seems like we’re never quite ready for it when it arrives and by the time the season is over, it’s time. One of my favorite memories of Christmas as an adult was shortly after my wife and I were […]

FCFINovember 30, 2025 One of my all time favorite trips I’ve taken was during Covid when I drove from Wisconsin to Florida and back again. The nation was under lockdown and most people were simply not going anywhere – except for me. I’ve driven to Florida and back a few times in my life and […]

FCFI November 23, 2025 I went to the store to get a few items. On my way to the checkout I noticed a rack with an assortment of gloves for sale. Despite the weather trying to trick us every day, I know winter has to be just around the corner. My old gloves from last […]

November 16, 2025 Winter came early last week. Little did I expect we would avoid the snow. But we did. I came down with a little something on Thursday and by Friday I had completely lost my voice. I suggested to my wife that since I was unable to talk, and therefore would be of […]

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, […]