The 1984 movie, Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, has become famous for one line: "I'll be back!" Arnold wanted the line to be "I will be back," because he thought it sounded more futuristic. After several takes of the scene, they settled on the way the Director, James Cameron, wanted; thus, "I'll be back!" has been written in the annals of...Continue reading
Author: Paul Collins
Chalk The Corner
What? You've never played Chalk The Corner? Where were you brought up? Were you raised in a world without sidewalks? Seriously, I remember when my neighborhood in Moberly, Missouri didn't have sidewalks (at least not in my immediate area). When they arrived, a new game came into the lives of all of us kids. The game was called "Chalk the...Continue reading
From My Perspective
THE PEOPLE I am always aware of the potential power of the pulpit. It is never to be taken lightly. Most people "come to church" without an awareness of "being the church." Millions of people around the world assemble at a given time in a given place to "worship" without an awareness of being the church. THE CHURCH When Jesus...Continue reading
The End and The Beginning of The End
My “Writing Room” is not an “office” nor is it a “Pastor’s Study.” It is where I write. It’s where I write emails and commentaries, log my activities, and do online research. Occasionally, I use it to record a video using the title, “Sightline with Dr. C.” I continue to plan to release them by posting on a Youtube channel. Continue reading
A scene of true spiritual refreshment
The Branson Church of The Harvest was a scene of true spiritual refreshment yesterday. Continue reading
IF YOU NEED AN EXPERT
By Paul C. Collins, M.Div. ; Th.D. IF YOU NEED AN EXPERT, don't call me. The longer I live the more I know I don't know. It is a little ironic that some of us have been on Earth for many years and are continuing in the journey of discovery. The globe is so huge that although it has been...Continue reading
Engaging The World
Eighteen-point type is large enough for almost everyone to see clearly. Life is not that simple. Sorry, it’s true! Life is complicated and, sometimes, like a minefield to be navigated to avoid dangerous consequences. The foregoing paragraph was the setup for this meandering in my search for a way to help us engage...Continue reading
90 Years, 124 days (almost)
A progress report? By Paul C. Collins It is 4:07 P.M. October 2, 2025 as I sit in my writing room at my computer desk. I am just beginning the process of typing something to resemble a short memoir, or a secular look at today’s world, or a prophetic view of events and circumstances. Who knows what will show...
POWERFUL, PERSUASIVE, PROTECTIVE
As a young pastor in a small, county seat town, I quickly "Made friends of Mammon" even before I knew the ramifications. I identified the power connected with being the banker, the local doctor, undertaker, sheriff, and the barber. The banker became my friend because he loaned me money to buy a car. I made the doctor my friend because...Continue reading
What Else Can Go Wrong?
Too many parts of the U.S.A. are trying to recover from "natural" disasters. The middle of summer is a time when it is supposed to be dry. Instead, the rain continues to leave its heavenly reservoirs and plummet to earth causing rivers, streams, and Ozark "cricks" to overflow their normal boundaries. Ocean currents are disturbed by hurricane force winds that...Continue reading
