Articles written by Pastor Joe Elick 1040-2021
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There's Health in the Sun and in the Son
Last Monday afternoon I went out to mow our lawn after feeling quite ill Sunday night and all of Monday morning. Finally I just felt the need to get out of bed and go outside into the warm sunshine....
Getting Along
Recently I have been reminded that the best health care plan is preventative health care: Living healthy, and when possible, knowing what to do when our health wavers. Now what is true for our bodies... Full story
Paying Attention!
When I was a freshman at Bethel College I took biology my first semester. I had a wonderful professor, a Dr. Johnson, who saw the wonders of God in all of nature and did his best to awaken his...
The Right Track
How can we know we're on the right track in life? Are we becoming all we can be, and whom should we allow to define the "can be?" Most folks are suspicious that there is a "right way to live, and...
Memories and Heroes Last Forever
"Memories and heroes last forever!" That's not a Bible verse so you don't have to accept it as the final word on the matter. It's a line out of a Country-Western song. A song with a particular memory...
When Don't We Get Into Trouble?
Trouble, possibly terminal trouble, will happen to a life who is not lived towards God. "Is any one of you in trouble (afflicted)? He should pray Matthew 11:28,30. One of the nice things about this...
A Scary Question
What's scarier than meeting a big, black, Northern Minnesota bear while you're on a hike in the woods? Or your first day on your first job? How about coming across this verse which says "O Lord, you...
The "Jesus Prayer"
"Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" It was a simple prayer, a passionate prayer, a prayer not found in any of the prayer books the religious leaders of the day depended upon. It wasn't even...
The Gift Was Wrapped Just Right!
I don't know about the rest of you men, but as for me, even after I've finished my Christmas shopping, the gift job is still only half done. I've still got the wrapping to do. This is where my major f... Full story
