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25120 Front Ave Mattawan, Michigan
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Name and What to Expect
    • The Team
    • Members’ Affirmation of Faith
    • ReCAST Supports…
  • Connect
    • Grow in Service
    • Grow in Community
      • Women’s Network
      • ReCAST Men
    • eCAST – ReCAST News and Announcements
    • Facebook
  • News
  • Teaching
    • Sunday Livestream
    • Sermon Audio
    • MP3 Archive
    • Don’s Blog
  • Kids
    • ReCAST Kids Gallery
    • Student Ministry
    • Parent Resources
    • Volunteers
  • Contact Us
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Jan192023

Cruising Through Life

Pastors' Blog, Personal, WorldviewBy Don FilcekJanuary 19, 2023Leave a comment

Last Friday, Linda and I returned from an 11 day Caribbean Cruise.  She took me on this cruise as a celebration of a pretty significant milestone as far as birthdays go. (I’ll be 50 next week!) Now that we have two cruises under our belt, I think I can more knowingly say that I DO…

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Dec292022

Don’s Reading in 2022

Christian Living, Pastors' Blog, PersonalBy Don FilcekDecember 29, 2022Leave a comment

I like to wrap up the year by sharing some highlights from my reading in the past year.  I will not comment on every book, but will skip across the titles worthy of mention.  I read or listened to 35 books this year. 1. Providence (by John Piper) John Piper has a way of writing…

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Dec152022

Reading the Bible in 2023

Christian Living, Church, Pastors' Blog, Personal, WorldviewBy Don FilcekDecember 15, 2022Leave a comment

I have learned two things in nearly 20 years of pastoral ministry. 1.  I need a personal time in the Bible on a routine basis. I remember when I was younger, I would think that spending time each day in the Bible would make my DAY go better.  I will have a better morning, a…

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Dec72022

The Glory Packed in the Manger

Church, Pastors' Blog, Personal, WorldviewBy Don FilcekDecember 7, 2022Leave a comment

Throwback from 2019! How much glory was obscured in that manger?  Who was this baby, that came to us in such strange circumstances? This week I will be preaching from Matthew 17:1-13 to identify just how much Jesus was hiding.  I believe that many of us drift off theologically this time of the year.  We…

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Nov232022

Throwback Blog…Thanks For the Things I Complain About

Christian Living, Church, Pastors' Blog, PersonalBy Stefanie KoernerNovember 23, 2022Leave a comment

Throwback Blog from 2016! This blog is not written to make you feel guilty. It is more of a confession that I will let you all in on with the hopes that it moves us all along further down the road to gratitude. So let me state at the outset, that I can be a…

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Sep142022

The Solace of Prayer

Church, Pastors' Blog, UncategorizedBy Don FilcekSeptember 14, 2022Leave a comment

Way back in early 2020 we began a movement to institute a more routine opportunity for people to come forward at the end of the church services at ReCAST for prayer.  It may be that there is a unique difficulty, a particular struggle, a poignant movement of conviction, or even a unique praise that needs…

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Aug182022

Invisible Six Days a Week and Incomprehensible on the Seventh

Church, Pastors' Blog, PersonalBy Don FilcekAugust 18, 2022Leave a comment

I am a reluctant follower.  My past experience and upbringing without a father, quite distant mother, and way too much freedom has made it hard for me to overcome a radical independence.  And I have a nearly lethal measure of confidence.  (Remember that pride is a sin and sin leads to death…) Eugene Peterson has…

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Aug42022

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Sticky Church

Christian Living, Church, Pastors' Blog, UnityBy Don FilcekAugust 4, 2022Leave a comment

At some point between the idea of planting ReCAST and the actual first church service in that basement over 13 years ago, I attended a conference called Sticky Church.  Another church planter had an extra ticket and I was available that day, so I went along.  The gist of the conference was well intentioned, if…

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Jun302022

When to Ask For Help

Church, Pastors' Blog, PersonalBy Don FilcekJune 30, 2022Leave a comment

I think I have noticed a trend.  Maybe it’s just in my local context, which I can speak to quite well.  But I imagine that what I am experiencing is likely happening in the broader context of other churches as well. First of all, I think many people cannot define what a pastor exists to…

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Jun92022

Defining Woman

Christian Living, Pastors' Blog, Personal, WorldviewBy Don FilcekJune 9, 2022Leave a comment

Can we assume that Eve was the first woman?  She was certainly the first female.  But is the word “woman” merely reserved for a gendered cultural expression that can only be defined based on social constructs?  I assume that cultural expressions were quite limited being that just her and Adam existed AND that the fashion…

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May192022

Why Community?

Church, Pastors' Blog, PersonalBy Don FilcekMay 19, 2022Leave a comment

I am preaching the very difficult passage of 2 Samuel 11 this week.  David and Bathsheba is a super shocking passage in context.  Everything is going great in David’s life and then *WHAM* he’s raping one of his soldier’s wives and murdering her husband as a cover up!  And the text is starkly unemotional about…

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May122022

Clergy/Laity: Are We Really That Different?

Church, Pastors' Blog, PersonalBy Don FilcekMay 12, 2022Leave a comment

I have never been a huge fan of a major distinction between clergy and laity, pastor and parishioner, shepherd and sheep.  There are certainly responsibilities I have by virtue of my occupation.  And I certainly believe that I will give a certain type of higher accounting for my calling before God as a teacher and…

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