Spring Has Sprung

by | Apr 27, 2016 | April 2016, Blog, Pastor's Pen

April 27, 2016 Spring has sprung. The rains have come and the plants and animals are shaking off the death of winter. Life is surging in the waters set free from the lock of ice. Cool clear water is giving drink to dormancy and crying “Awake out of sleep, you drowsy...

Smelly Sponge Syndrome

by | Apr 20, 2016 | April 2016, Blog, Pastor's Pen

Greetings on behalf CBC of Granada, MN, population – 317. Our church is a geographical anomaly. Situated on the banks of Center Creek, our church is surrounded by corn and soybean fields. Martin County has some of the richest dirt in the world and hog production...

My Father Is Greater Than All

by | Mar 22, 2016 | Blog, March 2016, Pastor's Pen

March 22, 2016 Psalm 62:7-12 7“In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men...

Physical Suffering

by | Mar 16, 2016 | Blog, March 2016, Pastor's Pen

March 16, 2016 The Apostle Paul sought the Lord three times to take away his thorn in the flesh. God created us a body, soul and spirit. They are intimately connected. Our physical selves play a big part in our ability to move and live and be what we ought to be for...

Spring Prayer

by | Mar 9, 2016 | April 2015, Blog, Pastor's Pen

March 9th, 2016 I saw my first Robins yesterday. It got up to 66 degrees F. Spring is in the air. The only snow left is in shaded areas or piles from plowing. New life is around the corner and I am wearing a jacket instead of a winter coat. These are all wonderful...