Pastorpb's Blog

My Song of the Day

pastorpb — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:56:07 +0000

I’m trying to live this out, but sometimes it is hard to wait!

But still blessed!

Thinking of Heaven and Dipping Eggs

pastorpb — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:56:06 +0000

What a great morning!

It began early with a group of men talking about heave. Both Men’s Morning and Evening Cup’s of Jesus are studying “90 Minutes in Heaven.” It was a small group this morning, but what a great discussion! These men are really craving God, both now and into eternal life.

And then, I went over and hung out with the egg makers. I get to dip the insides into the chocolate. What a great group of people to hang out with while serving God and His Church. Oh, how we laugh together.

Looking forward to another heavenly discussion tonight.

Blessed!

Many thoughts…with the smell of peanuts in the air

pastorpb — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:06:56 +0000

So many thoughts have gone through my mind with Joe Paterno’s passing yesterday. I have listened to many stories on the news. I have seen many comments from family, friends, and members of the congregation. There are so many mixed feeling through all of this. Me too. I have followed his story for many years as a fan of PSU. I have always appreciated his work and his ethic and still do. But…

Isn’t amazing how sin can affect so many people. Maybe it was someone else’s sin, but like a ripple in the water…

And isn’t it amazing how we can elevate people and things to idol proportions even after we read, “Have no other gods or idols before me.” Again, as much as I have appreciated JoePa’s work over the last many years, and still do, I struggle when I see individuals who are going beyond appreciation into the realm of worship. Do we as Christians put that much emphasis and passion into our worship of God on Sunday mornings, or other times of the day/week.

So many thoughts have been running through my mind…and they will continue. Praying God will share deeper insights into my relationship with Him through it all.

Yet…life goes on…which can be seen, or smelled in our church this morning with the beginning of the Easter egg project. Ahh the smell of peanut butter.

Stuggling, pondering, yet blessed by God.

Finding rest in the midst of turbulence

pastorpb — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:50:08 +0000

“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my fortress, I will never be shaken.” (Psalm 62)

I’m waiting on you God. Life is up in the air. Trusting in you.

Its a good thing I am preaching on this passage this week. I need to hear it.

Blessed, by the Word of the Lord!

I Need Thee Every Hour

pastorpb — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:36:15 +0000

I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord;

no tender voice like thine can peace afford.

I am really enjoying the Devotional that Karen got me for Christmas. Each day looks at a great hymn or song of faith. Even though I have song this one many times throughout my life, as I meditated upon the words the other day, wow, they really blessed me.

I need thee every hour, stay thou nearby;

temptations lose their power when thou art nigh.

Last night, at the end of Men’s Cup of Jesus, we spent time praying for each other, and the things each of us are dealing with in our lives. Desires to be better husbands and dads, anxieties about work, temptations to sin…we prayed deeply for God’s presense to be evident in our lives, and that He would be miraculus in those prayers.

I need thee every hour, teach me thy will;

and thy rich promises in me fulfill.

It was a cool night of Brother’s caring about Brother’s, while drawing closer to our Savior and Lord.

I need thee,, O I need thee; every hour I need thee;

O bless me now, my Savior,, I come to thee.

Blessed!

Favorites of the Farm Show

pastorpb — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:39:00 +0000

5. The food.

4. I’m a country boy at heart, so all the smells, the sounds and the sights.

3. The paintings of the one guy from Boiling Springs(forget his name) WOW, the colors!

2. Spending time with my wife.(yes, my kids and 50,000 others were there too, but…)

1. Watching my kid’s faces! Worth the time, trip and money!!!

Blessed

What a Great Finance Committee Meeting!

pastorpb — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:29:26 +0000

Wait, did I just say that? Yes, I did. It was the “Budget” meeting. And we just came through a year that was very tight. Yet, by the end of the over 2 hour meeting, I left feeling good. Tired, but good.

Great men and women simply wanting to financially walk with God in allowing God to move this congregation where it should be. What’s in store for this year? Don’t know, but God will lead.

Blessed, at the Finance Meeting? Who knew?!

Still picking on my Brother

pastorpb — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:27:48 +0000

Had a great phone call last night. I answered the phone to hear my 4 year old nephew’s voice. After we talked for a little bit, I told him it was bed time, so he should tell his Daddy that it was time for bed, and he needed to turn off the TV and go to bed. Max very quickly started bugging his Dad to turn off the TV. Hehehehe.

My Brother decided to take over the phone call to question me on my intentions. My intentions…simply to be the younger Brother from afar.

Blessed!

Starting the New Year in a Fog

pastorpb — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:34:13 +0000

Well, this is not how I planned the New Year to start.

I continue to have concussion symptoms. I call it a heavy head. After I think for a while, my brain gets tired. I know, there are plenty of jokes in that statement. But it has been quite a bit frustrating.

I did start something exciting with my Devotions in the new year. Last year I worked through the entire Bible with a group of people at Salem. What a great journey. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with my morning devotions this coming year, but for Christmas, I received my answer. I recieved a Devotion book that looks at great hymns and songs of faith each day, along with the Scripture that inspired the song/hymn. It is really cool, so away I go.

I hope to begin getting back to more regular blogging. I had that in my plans for this year, but with limited thinking time, I have not started as good as I wanted. Stay tuned as I get better.

One last note…isn’t it Farm Show Week…Where is the snow?! Oh well, I will have to settle for the concussion fog.

Blessed

Unwrapping Presents becomes a full contact sport.

pastorpb — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:23:31 +0000

Who would have thought…

It was Christmas day…we had been to worship in the morning…had a great lunch…and were finally opening presents together. One of my Brother’s sons was sitting on my lap. He was given a present to unwrap and started to do so. Then, when he saw what was in the present, he raised his arms up into the air, screamed out “Yes” and almost jumped out of my lap. Within that motion, trying to protect myself from his excitement, my head went back, and it hit right into the door behind me…but not just the door, but they small metal box that holds the dead bolt. My head hit the corner of it. I saw stars for several minutes, and my head hurt a ton for the rest of the day, and the next. Then I was dizzy on the following day which led to a CT scan to make sure it was not worse. Just a concussion. Still feeling a some of the affects today.

Next year, I will wear a football helmet to unwrap presents!

Anyone else have a crazy Christmas story to share?

Blessed