This is a new page on the DBC website. I will post some thoughts and other stuff here from time to time.
Pastor's Blog
Bumps, and What to Do With Them
I love the title of Warren Wiresbe's book, The Bumps are What You Climb On. One day I will read what I am sure is a fine work. Wiersbe always does a fine job as an author. But I love the title…
Come See Us Halloween Night
We are going to give away bags of popcorn downtown Dundee on October 31. Come see us and say hello. We haven't done this for a few years since we normally have an event at our church right after the…
Crot's Corn Maze
Last night 16 of us went to Crot's Corn Maze. It was a beautiful night and we finished up with the maze at 0 dark thirty PM. Duncan and I would never have made it through before dark had it not been…
God Does Not Believe in Atheists; Therefore, Atheists Do Not Exist!
The above title was obtained from a church sign. Must be a fairly cool church, but back to the sign. Great piece of logic, eh?
The above statement is effective because it employs the same [il]logic…
One of the Things I Won't Miss is ...
When I get to heaven, I won't miss following the special dates on a calendar that so many are so firmly tied to.
For example, Easter is on March 23 this year. Poor old St. Patty is barely turning…
What to Tell the Children and Grandchildren About Santa
In the late 1960’s or early 1970’s (I have since lost the record somewhere, but I do remember the song), Arlo Guthrie made a song entitled, “Pause for Mr. Claus.” In it, Guthrie remarked, from one…
Dusting Off the Idea that God Ordains Individuals to Salvation — Acts 13:48
Years ago, while working for a farmer, my friend Lyle and and I had to unload a railroad car full of dust. Actually it was the dust and the chaff from wheat after the winnowing process. How it got…
Lost Connection
Our cable, telephone and internet are out right now ... for over eight hours. A storm hit last night ... hard. I thought the trees on the south side of the property were going to come down on the…
Testing, Testing ...
Is this thing on?
I have been wondering. I have gone to a lot of trouble to get this site up and running. I also thought this blog would be a place for people to "gather" and converse about…
Manipulated
I have just come from a school board meeting. Actually, it was a budget workshop.
One of the reasons I was there was to learn how things are done in board meetings. I was thinking about running…
Incorporate the Parable of the Talents into Your Banking?
The following exchange was published in the British humor magazine, Punch, on April 3, 1957.
Q: What are banks for?
A: To make money.
Q: For the customers?
A: For the banks.
Q:Why doesn't bank advertising…
State-Sponsored Religion
Amendment I of the Constitution of the United States of America is as follows:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or…