I am preaching through Galatians and encountered the following statement of Paul in Galatians 1:10 “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” At first blush this seems…

So it just doesn’t seem like it is going to let up. We have hit 100 degrees for the last several days, no rain, humidity and this is just downright un-Michigan! But I am not planning to blog about the weather, as much as my attitude toward the weather. The weather has a way of…

This Sunday afternoon ReCAST church will be holding a baptism service at the beachfront of Miracle Camp in Lawton. I love baptism services! Since we started three years ago we have had the privilege of seeing about two dozen baptisms and hear the testimony of those whose lives have been transformed by faith in Jesus…

Recently I have had a lot of people ask me to recommend apps for them. It seems like everyone is getting an iPad. iPhone or iSomething just recently. I have settled into a place where I have been able to make my iPad work for me and I spend a lot of time using it…

This week marked the three year anniversary of ReCAST in our current building! It has been an amazing journey and God has richly blessed us. We have continued to grow since that first Sunday and we now have between 150-200 in attendance on Sunday mornings. It has also been amazing to see God provide for…

I confess that as a pastor I can often get very near-sighted. ReCAST is my primary pastoral calling, and that is enough. But lately, God has been bringing to me the pains of other churches and that has led me to deeper prayer for the other congregations in my community. I am convinced that we…

I was reflecting on my life this morning and the way that God has led me to be the Pastor at ReCAST Church. And it is a winding path. But there are a few names and places that come to mind that are worthy of mentioning in thankfulness for their part in my life. Steve…

President Obama finally admitted what we already knew. He endorses homosexual marriage. Pastor Andy Stanley gave a dicey sermon illustration and didn’t condemn homosexual practices and has received heat for it. Albert Mohler, the president of Southern Seminary in Louisville at any given time has someone blogging against his very vocal and public stand against…

ReCAST Church turned three on the 19th of April and that is amazing to me. We have been through so much in this short span of time, but I reflect back on times when I had no idea if people would actually come to a church like this. That question has been answered by consistent…

Songs can be powerful! Music has a way of teaching and preaching to our souls in a way that just plain old lecture never can. It connects emotion and words and therefore it has a power to stick with us and even transform our thinking. For that reason, I believe that we need to consider…

Last night was the third annual Star Wars marathon at the Filcek household. For the past three years Adam has had several friends over for an all night marathon. Last night most made it into episode three before nodding off, but some made it most of the way through episode four. It has been a…

I don’t watch much TV. I am not a Luddite and watch movies from time to time and have a Netflix account. It is just that sitcoms rarely have held any interest for me. I do not have cable and the only thing I miss is the occasional sporting event. But there was a new…