Pastor’s Blog
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
May 5, 2015 What a blessed baby, boy, teen, young man, and now middle-aged man I am to have been and to be graced with mothers! First of all, there is my mom, the lady who went through all the trouble of bringing me into this world. Little did she know what she was...
Want To Go Fishing?
April 29, 2015 Matthew 4:18 "And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And...
SAY SO!
April 20, 2015 Psalm 107:2 “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so , whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;” We have so much to be thankful for. God, in his mercy, reached down to sinners like us and paid a price we could not pay, even the death of His dear...
Praise the Rightful Heir!
April 13, 2015 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise God ye heavenly host; praise God all ye here below; praise Father Son and Holy Ghost. To Him belongs all worship and praise. To Him belongs all our love and adoration. To Him belong all our powers -...
April Fools?
I am happy to report the DVD ministry is back up and running. April Fools! Sorry I wish it were true. We did order the new software and guess what happened? It got shipped out to Pennsylvania or some place out East. Now this is an amazing thing. This problem should be...
Lamb-like March?
March is not being totally lamb-like. Sunday evening, Loretta, Josiah, and I were finally able to leave to go to my daughter Christa’s house in Luck, WI to see our newest grandbaby, Katiyanna. We drove right into the eye of a March snowstorm just north of Owatonna....
Illness & the Up-hill Climb of the Cross
When I follow the Christ through the last week of His life, it was an uphill climb for Him all the way to Calvary. He was so weak in the end he needed help to carry the cross to the place of crucifixion. In the midst of this week, He did some amazing things even...
Weathering the Weather
It is March and I get up this morning to 4 degree weather. What is wrong with this picture? Oh well, we can complain about the weather or we can weather the weather, or we can praise God He is in charge of the weather. To be thankful for all things can sometimes be a...
The Key for Lost Keys
There is nothing which can be more frustrating than losing one’s keys, except maybe looking all over the house for them and then finding them in your pocket! With keys, doors normally open, cars normally start, and the business of the day normally engaged in is not...
Laden? Learn of the Load Lifter
♦ My wife spent most of last week with her sister’s kids as Darlene had gallbladder surgery. The Pankonin family has had enormous challenges this past year. The birth of a Down Syndrome child, learning how to minister to his special needs, traveling to multiple...