Category: The Pastor’s Piece

FCFI April 19, 2026 The point of preaching is never to make Christ acceptable. But in a man-centered era, this is automatically thought to be the task of the preacher – to somehow make God acceptable to man. The problem that confronts us in the Bible is actually quite different. The real problem is one […]

FCFI April 12, 2026 Today’s column is on a subject that many people struggle with. It’s about forgiveness. There are two aspects of forgiveness: God’s forgiveness and our ability to forgive others for wrongs suffered. It’s a touchy subject. I’ll start by saying what forgiveness is not: Forgiveness is not about what we feel, it’s […]

April 5, 2026 In John, chapter 11, we are introduced to two sisters, Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus. All three of them were good friends with Jesus. You likely remember the story of how Lazarus died and when Jesus heard about it, he stayed a couple days longer where he was and by […]

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 […]