A weekly blog post or devotional from the Pastor of Center Barnstead Christian Church in Center Barnstead, New Hampshire.
9/2/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – I think I must have been in the eighth grade. I am not sure what my parents were thinking, but they went out one evening with friends and left me at home to watch my younger brother and sister. I don’t remember all that Read more
8/26/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Every year, tens of thousands of people are approached by “Focus Groups” to share their opinions about products, politicians, religion, and other topics, by participating in market research studies. These groups are not only used as a means to gather the opinions of the Read more
8/5/20 – By Sam McKeen I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed recently and was distressed to see many contentious politically oriented posts. Especially because some of the posts and mean-spirited comments were from those that claim to be Christians. I don’t need to tell you that in today’s Read more
7/29/20 – By Sam McKeen Have you ever noticed how obsessed our society is with safety? Everywhere that you look you see systems, structures, and signs designed to keep us safe. Nearly every product that you buy has a warning label…and let’s be honest, some of them are quite ridiculous: Read more
7/22/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – One summer my parents sent me to a Christian camp for the whole summer. I am not sure if it was more for them or for me, but no matter, I enjoyed the life of being a camper! One of the songs we used Read more
7/15/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Last Sunday after church a number of us from our church went on a motorcycle ride to Kittery, Maine for lunch. It was a very hot & muggy day, but as long as we kept riding our bikes, the air was cool enough so Read more
7/8/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – On the first Wednesday of each month my recent blogs have been dealing with the stories behind some of our well known and best loved hymns. These days, there are way too many hymns to look at the story behind each of them, so Read more
7/1/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog Because of the coronavirus our church softball season got off to a late start this year. We were to have our first game last Monday night. Although it seems like it hasn’t rained for weeks, it decided to rain all day Monday, so our game Read more
6/24/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog On August 10, 2020 Judy and I will have been married for 47 years. Wow… I used to think that one had to be old to be married for 47 years, but I have found out that is not the case at all! I remember Read more
6/17/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Well this Sunday is Father’s Day, and if you are a dad, or plan on becoming a dad, or have become a granddad filling in for a dad, this blog is to you from a dad. Over my lifetime I have had different life Read more