Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Eric Wogen. My wife enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles. So do I, but I try to stay out of the way when my presence is obviously not her preference. Assembling a 1000-piece puzzle can be quite an undertaking, but never, not once, has she not completed a puzzle […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Eric Wogen. My daily, morning walks regularly produce some memorable moments and fascinating lessons on life. Permit me to share one. While traveling my predictable route a while back, my aging eyes were attracted to something I had not previously noticed. It was a barely visible, ever […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Eric Wogen. I recently came across a devotional message I had written for our congregation’s newsletter shortly after coming to Florida over two decades ago now. I smiled as I read and re-read what I had written, concluded the words remained timely, and decided to share them […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Eric Wogen. We’ve all heard those words flow ever so smoothly from the enthusiastic, silver-tongued TV front-man seeking to sell his viewers some miracle product. Whether it be a leak-stopping compound in a handy spray can, a sure-fire cleaning product that quickly removes every stain known to […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Eric Wogen. Nelson Mandela once spoke these memorable words: Holding on to anger is like taking poison and expecting another to die. How true. Unless we live alone in a cave somewhere, there will be times when we find ourselves harboring negative thoughts about someone we […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Eric Wogen. For many years, my mother had a poster on her refrigerator door that never failed to catch my eye. Its message was simple and never grew old. That message retained its relevance regardless of changing circumstances. It caused you to stop and reflect upon how […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Eric Wogen. Thanks for calling Dial Hope on this day the Lord has made, Thursday, November 16, 2017. This is Eric Wogen, a retired pastor in Sarasota, Florida. Well, the unbelievable happened just a few months ago, our first-born grandson headed off to his freshman year of […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Eric Wogen. Life is packed full of challenges. They come in many sizes and shapes. Some relate to our personal life. Some involve family and friends. Some connect to the workplace. Some may even stem from our faith. You know yours. I know mine. There are times […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Eric Wogen. A story is told about a clock that grew tired of ticking. The clock complained, “ I have to tick each and every second of the day. That amounts to 60 ticks per minute, 3600 ticks per hour, 86,400 ticks per day, and 31,536,000 ticks […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Eric Wogen. No matter how hard she tried, the elderly, wheel-chair-bound nursing home resident could just not get over the slight threshold at the entrance to the room she wished to enter. Seeing her dilemma, I quickly went to be of assistance. A gentle nudge was all […]
