The Simpleton Blog

Click here for the PDF.. Click here for the Word Doc.. The Great Exchange - 04.09.2023 [Chapter 2:1-12] After the resurrection, there...

Click here for the PDF.. Click here for the Word Doc.. Perspective – 04.06.2023 [Psalm 116:1-19 and John 13:31b-35] There’s another story...

Click here for the PDF.. Click here for the Word Doc.. Divided Mind - 04.02.2023 Judges 2 There once were two men who lived in a small...

Click here for the Word Doc.. Click here for the PDF.. Work Together With God – 03.05.2023 [Ephesians 4:11-16 and Matthew 20:24-28] In...

Newsletter – March, 2023 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! As we prepare for a pastoral transition – I have a few final notes I’d...

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. This month I’d like to talk...

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. This month I’d like to talk...

Click HERE for the Word Doc.. Click HERE for the PDF.. Make God A Priority – 02.26.2023 [Mark 12:41-44 and Matthew 19:16-30] Sometimes I...

Click HERE for the Word Doc.. Click HERE for the PDF.. I’m Not Ready – 02.22.2023 [Psalm 51 - NLT] I’ve been a full time Pastor for...

Click HERE for the Word Doc.. Click HERE for the PDF.. Talk to God – 02.19.2023 [Ephesians 3:14-21 and Psalm 17:1-15] A long time ago,...

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. This month I’d like to talk...

Click HERE for the Word Doc.. Click HERE for the PDF.. Listen To God – 02.12.2023 [Nehemiah 8:1-8 and 2 Timothy 3:14-17] Sometimes...

Click here to download the Word Doc.. Click here to download the PDF.. Get Your Butt To Church – 02.05.2023 [Hebrews 10:19-25 and...

Newsletter – February, 2023 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! It has been a flurry of announcements and big news – and so I’ll try...

Click HERE for the Word Doc.. Click HERE for the PDF.. You May Have Heard About Me – 01.29.2023 [Acts 28] In Salem, Oregon – there’s a...

Click here for the PDF.. Click here for the Word Doc.. Breaking Boats, Breaking Bread [Acts 27] A couple years ago, snickers launched a...

Click here for the Word Doc.. Click here for the PDF.. Your Story Is Evangelism – 01.15.2023 [Acts 26] The sky is falling! The sky is...

Grab the Word Document here: Download the PDF here: Chain Of Command – 01.08.2023 [Acts 25:5-12] You know, there’s an old Christian...

Click here to download the Word Doc.. Click here to download the PDF.. Chasing Heaven – 01.01.2023 [Genesis 11:1-9] You made it. It’s the...

*CONTEXT* I’m currently an ordained elder in the UMC. My local church has been talking disaffiliation (switching denominations) for a...