Below is Pastor Don’s blog, where Pastor Don shares his thoughts on Scripture, current events, and more. Make sure to check back here frequently to read more about topics we may even discuss when we meet!
Go back even just two years ago and consider the methods and modes of communication you were involved in. How many ways could someone connect with you? You probably had an email, probably a cell phone, maybe a land line. Many of you who are younger were texting already, and some used chat to IM.…
I’ve been sick since before Thanksgiving. I had bronchitis that turned into Pnuemonia, and I can barely remember what it means to be normal. I have been slowly getting better but still not 100%. I did run on a treadmill yesterday, and it felt pretty good. But this sickness has made me consider a spiritual…
No we are not launching a satellite into orbit, yet. My title could be confusing, but some amazing things have happened since ReCAST first met April 19, 2009 where we crowded 15-20 adults into folding chairs in Greg and Jen Nitzel’s basement. We were in the process of renovating a store front that seemed like…
I thought it may benefit someone out there for me to list the books I have read in the past year and give a one sentence summary of each. I love reading, and have found that books become friends. 1. 1 and 2 Thessalonians (NIVAC) An excellent commentary series that I have read off and…
I have had the growing sense that my role as pastor is giving me a deeper glimpse in to the human heart. When there is a crisis in my church, I get a phone call. I am grateful for this and I believe the Word of God has the power to change lives. I am…
Yesterday I spoke on Matthew 9:35-38 where Matthew records the compassion of Jesus Christ toward the crowds. After an excellent discussion on the topic of compassion last night with my small group, there are some points that I think it would be valuable to clarify from the message yesterday. 45154
I was listening to Al Mohler’s, “The Briefing” this morning as I do most mornings when he mentioned a very fortunate situation that led to thankfulness. Three young Boy Scouts were separated from their leaders in the mountain of North Carolina last week and ended up spending a night out in the wild, lost and…
God has given me more than I deserve . . . and that is a significant understatement. So I am going to use my blog to say some thanks this week . . . 45152
I read the following quote on Facebook and it was disturbing to me on a couple of levels. I try my best to not get involved in online debates, but I had to comment. The quote was a repost from a Facebook group about class warfare and it read, “If the fetus you save is…
7,000,000,000 is now the official estimate of people on this planet! Sometime last week we supposedly broke that amazing barrier. At the end of every day we close out with a new record of the number of people on this planet. I am not going to get into global climate impact, ecological implication, or even…
PASTOR DON UPDATED THIS BLOG IN OCTOBER 2022… READ THAT HERE…https://recastchurch.com/recovering-halloweenies/ My title risks offense. Life is just full of risks . . . I grew up in a culture that shunned Halloween like the plague. As a matter of fact, the church I attended through middle school prided themselves in never mentioning or…
Have you ever heard something and suddenly realized how out of touch you really are? Whether it is someone talking about technology, a new movie, a new song, or you are just now hearing for the the first time that Lindsay Lohan seems to likes tight metal bracelets attached by chains. As Christians there are…
