by Sam Rainer | Oct 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
John 15:12-13 “This is My command: love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.” A true story from Idaho: A vacuum cleaner salesman knocks on a door. He is denied a sale because the... by Sam Rainer | Oct 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
Last week I opened what was obviously a medical bill, only to find that our insurance had denied coverage for a recent trip to the doctor’s office. The bill was high enough to cause me quite a bit of anxiety. Erin has learned to let me level off when I get high... by Sam Rainer | Oct 3, 2007 | Uncategorized
“In God We Trust” is our nation’s official motto, but perhaps our stomachs take precedent over our souls. A recent survey reveals that more Americans recognize “two all beef patties” as ingredients in a Big Mac than recognize “Thou shalt not kill” as one of Ten... by Sam Rainer | Oct 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
I am actually excited about going to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to register my truck in Indiana. Don’t get me wrong, shelling out a wad of dough in order to get a thin piece of metal stuck on the back of my truck is not what brings me this excitement. Rather, I’m... by Sam Rainer | Sep 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
While I typically cannot sleep on Saturday nights, I have an extra measure of excitement when I know that I will baptize someone the following day. Church members seem to smile a little larger and shake my hand a little firmer on those Sundays when the baptistery is... by Sam Rainer | Sep 24, 2007 | Uncategorized
If you’re a pastor, you know firsthand that some of the funniest moments in life occur in the church. One of these ‘moments’ came this Sunday in our church while singing during worship. My father and mother, visiting from Nashvegas, pointed out that we sang “all in...
