The Pastor’s Page includes notes, analogies, anecdotes and such, providing advice and godly counsel for everyday living – straight from the pastor’s heart!
Joyce, my wonderful wife, has told me the account of an interesting exchange between her and her mother when she was a little girl. It seems that her mother, practicing a wisdom that many parents seem to possess, warned her …
A number of years ago I remember watching a movie called Geronimo. It featured a very young Matt Damon playing the supporting role of a fresh, idealistic cavalry officer newly commissioned from West Point, and assigned to service in the …
As a local pastor and parent in a small western Iowa community, I was asked to serve on a group that was tasked with developing an after school character-based program. Our goal would seek to improve student behavior and attempt …
In our world today it seems that most of our lives are characterized by either the urgency of the immediate or the apathy of inactivity. We swing back and forth between being stirred up about issues that are screaming for …
I’m sure that many of you, like myself, have seen wonderfully colorful and beautiful photographs of the natural wonder of the Grand Canyon. Some of these are in ‘panorama’ format as the photographer attempted to capture the “bigness” of the …
Driving a car is one of the activities that most of us participate in that requires we stay focused on what we are doing. This is especially true when we drive for an extended period of time. It is necessary …
As children we would occasionally play a game of “Follow the Leader.” Each of us worked hard at imitating every move and action the “leader” performed. Many times the crazier or more difficult the moves the better it was! The …
There is a big difference between knowing vs doing the Word of God! When Christopher, our son, was about seven years old he and I planned an overnight camping trip to a small park close to our home in western …
When people are engaged in a serious discussion or are looking for a real motivation behind certain actions they will usually declare that they are trying to get at “the heart of the matter.” We recognize that there all sorts …
A Living Restoration – God’s plan for each and every one of us! Every year at the Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa, one of the events and displays during the celebration involves a car show and competition. There are always …