Pastor Nathan's Blog

Church Life

This week I participated in the funeral of a dear family friend in my home town of Kirksville, MO.  It involved a family from the church my father pastored for nearly twenty years; a family who always made me feel loved - and not just welcome – but wanted and accepted in their home. As ...

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He Takes Care of What Is His

Last week I was at the store and heard a young boy asking his parent for some special trinket he had just seen. While I continued with my shopping I was able to listen to the boy try to "work" his mother and end up with the prize. At one point in the middle of his efforts, he said something that ...

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The Right Direction

We know that in many ways David was a man to be emulated.  Worship of God seemed to nearly always be his way of living life – with some notable exceptions.  In reading through I and II Samuel recently, I am reminded of David’s traits of trusting God in the middle of great ...

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Sauna Time

The favorite part of my workout at the "Y" is the time at the end of the workout. After the stairclimber, after the treadmill, elliptical, and weight machines - after the swimming, then comes the sauna. One-hundred eighty five-plus degrees of dry, nose-tingling heat for as long as I can stand it - ...

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