Posts from September 2025

You’re the same GodYou’re with me in the middle of it all, GodYou’re catching every tear as it fallsI know You’ll never changeEven when I’m feeling far away Hannah Kerr – Same God On Sunday, Nicole sang Hannah Kerr’s Same God, and we talked about Hagar and Ishmael in the midst of our Relentless Love Series. I’ve been thinking about the lyrics of that song over the weekend and again this morning. Over the past several years, our church has been on mission…

On Sunday, I told the story of Ferdinand Cheval. I realized something as I was sharing his story: I should have provided a visual aid. The good news is that the newsletter provides a great place to correct that simple oversight. Ferdinand Cheval was a rural postman in France in the late 1800s. One day on his long mail route, he tripped over a strangely shaped stone. He picked it up, admired it, and suddenly remembered a dream he’d had…

“I have loved you with an everlasting love;I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”Jeremiah 31:3 Pets can be great teachers. If nothing else, they can provide ministers with lots of examples and stories they can use in sermons and Bible lessons—just ask Nicole. In the picture above, there are two dogs. The dog on the left is our dog, Waffles. The dog on the right is Fendt, and he belongs to the Forrest family, who also happen to be members of PBSC.…

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”Genesis 2:15 This Monday, September 1, our nation celebrates Labor Day. Labor Day began during America’s industrial boom in the late 1800s as part of the labor movement’s push for better working conditions, shorter hours, and fair pay. The first celebration took place in New York City on September 5, 1882. States began adopting the holiday soon after, and in 1894,…