Sound a trumpet in Alaska! It’s the MCA Christmas Pastor Appreciation Weekend! Each year, as Chairman of the MCA Board of Directors, I am blessed to give honor to the MCA Alaska Pastoral Team. Honoring our Pastors in Australia, Burkina Faso, and other undisclosed locations happens at another time and in other ways. This weekend …
All three of us are pastors who love God. We have given our lives for His Church. We honestly hold our Bible beliefs. We love each other dearly. YET… All three of us will vote for different Presidential candidates. Before I comment on the who questions it may be helpful to begin with the basic …
Intensity flows through my veins when God is in anyway connected to evil. It is inconceivable to me that anyone, especially Christians, would place causation of evil upon Him to whom the angels cry, “Holy, Holy, Holy.” “In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.” Job 1:22 ESV The slaughter of …
Remember the year when the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl with a large number of their starting players unable to play due to injury? As I watched them win, I thought, “Championship teams are flexible and enduring.” Managing is the skill of placing people where their strengths can be effective for the organization. …
2016/2017 MCA Church Leadership and Ministry Team Read More »
Big shout out to Pastor Philippe Yameogo for his creativity, diligence, and commitment to giving life through every possible means. Our Zone 1 church web site is http://eadzone1.webnode.fr/. You can can click on this link to direct your web browser to the site. Zone 1 Church is a life giving church in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, …
Our Zone 1 Church Web Site is http://eadzone1.webnode.fr/ Read More »
Alan and Miriam Humphries are being honored for their twenty-six years of pastoral ministry at the Soldotna Church of God and I am delighted to have a part in the honoring. Alan and Miriam are very close and meaningful friends of mine and I jumped at the opportunity to present the weekend message in their …
2013 Pastor Appreciation Message for Pastor and Mrs. Alan Humphries Read More »
Surprised. Speechless. Overwhelmed. Beyond words. Appreciative. Thankful. Amazed. Pastor Philippe YAMEOGO shocked me with one of the grandest gifts of my life. Philippe gave me the Word of God. His gift is inerrant, infalible, authoritative, and ageless. It explains the Alpha and the Omega, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, and the Great I …
Really, I try to be on my best behavior on Sundays, especially when I am teaching the Bible in front of hundreds of people and the entire world-wide web. Unfortunately, my best intentions don’t always materialize. For example, in the 9:15 service on April 7th, I struggled with anxiety and it became rather obvious. …
Pat Donadio was an impact influencer in my life. I met Pastor and Mrs. Donadio when I was 6 years old. He quickly became a family favorite, a bit like an uncle. Over time, Pat’s influence greatly increased. He was my District Youth Director, my Presbyter, our Far North Bible College President, our Executive Director …
Several of our MCA team members are energetic participants in the blogosphere. In hope of pressuring them to keep their blogs current, I will list their URL’s here :0) 1. Pastor Blaine Schmidt writes an encouraging and very pastoral blog. Check it out here. 2. Pastor Pam Hodges keeps you informed of the MCA Children’s …