Growing up I had a real disdain for school on every level. I don’t dream much when I sleep, but if you were to ask Judy what dream really unnerves me, it is when I dream about being in school again. They are so real to me, that often I Read more
5/15/19 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – If you do not follow professional basketball then the name Kyrie Andrew Irving will not mean much to you. Yet if you happened to watch the Celtics play the last game of their season, you saw a 27 year old player perform way below Read more
5/8/19 – Pastor Brian’s Blog Last week my blog was entitled “What will they think.” We asked the question: ‘What thoughts will come to people’s minds when they hear that we have died?’ This week I want to share some real thoughts, from a real grandson, about a real grandfather. Read more
5/1/19 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Today is my 65th birthday. WOW, I remember a time when I thought “65 is really old!!” I must be headed on the path to old age, because as I sit here writing this blog, I find myself reminiscing about how different things are Read more
4/24/19 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Even if you’re not familiar with the Broadway musical “Carousel,” (I am not, I try not to ‘do’ musicals) chances are you have heard the uplifting message and melody of the song “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Although its roots are in the Rodgers and Read more
4/17/19 – Pastor Brian’s BlogIf you were a kid in the 50’s like me, these words would be very familiar to you… “Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look up in the sky! It’s a Bird… it’s Read more
4/10/19 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Clear and Present Danger was a 1994 American spy thriller film featuring Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, an appointed CIA Acting Deputy Director. In the movie Ryan is kept in the dark by colleagues who are conducting a covert war against a drug cartel Read more
4/3/19 – Pastor Brian’s Blog This past Saturday, Judy and I returned home after spending a week just outside of Budapest, Hungary in a little town called Tóalmás. We have been there enough times to know that when you are in Hungary, it is enjoyable when you eat as the Read more
3/27/19 – Jon Bubar’s Blog As you read this blog, Judy and I will be teaching in Hungary at the Word of Life Bible Institute. If God brings us to mind we would appreciate your prayers as I teach the book of Nehemiah. My friend Jon Bubar wrote this blog. Read more
3/20/19 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – The headlines of our local Sunday paper read: “Alton community shaken by deadly shootings.” The article would go on to say, “Shock is the first word that comes to mind for most people around this tourist town after Friday’s deadly double shooting that was Read more