Thoughts from Pastor Don Filcek.
I picked up The Lord of the Rings from the library shelf as a freshman in high school. It was thick had little print and was completely unlike anything I had ever checked out from a library. I always spent time in the nonfiction section somewhere between astronomy and biology. Little did I know that…
Anybody else finding themselves at least a little distracted by technology? There are suddenly so many ways to connect with people, so many gadgets, so many modes of communication. But has it genuinely improved our relationships at all? I can text, email, message on Facebook, tweet, give a +1, Chat, send a postcard, comment on…
I didn’t win the lottery yesterday! I woke up totally bummed that my life wasn’t radically changed by mountains of cash. The promise of mansions and exotic vacations disappeared with the announcement of the winning numbers. I’m still buying a used Kia Sedona instead of a 2013 Honda Odyssey. I’m not going to be able…
Lord, This thanksgiving, I am grateful for Linda, vows, and a God-given helper! She is truly a gift! I thank you for Adam, Luke and Leah . . . for laughter, joy, energy, and the constant test of my parenting skills. This year You have graciously shown us the Grand Canyon, the St. Louis Arch,…
Jesus said to come to him. In Matthew 11:28 He identifies Himself as the place of hope and as the provider of rest. He calls to himself those who are weary and heavy laden, and by that I think He is essentially calling all humanity to himself. I know so many people who are weary.…
Back in January of this year, I blogged about the space issues at ReCAST Church. We have experienced significant growth over our three and a half years of service, and last January we reoriented our seats in order to use our space more efficiently. In August we went to two services and have continued to…
So maybe you didn’t notice, but there are some political campaigns under way in this great land. I’ve watched some debates, read some articles, seen some posts, hid some people from my news feed (on both sides of the aisle), watched some TV ads, received some postcards in the mail, heard a few jokes, and…
This is my first week back from a 2 week road trip out west . . . With my family . . . In a minivan . . . Out west . . . Now let me state at from the get go, that this was no National Lampoon’s Vacation. We didn’t run off the…