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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:08:32 +0000Delandemmanuel church of the nazarenefloridaAll Saints DayCreationismDeland Church of the NazareneGeneral AssemblyJesus FilmMissionsObamaPapua New Guineaamericabiblechristian livingdeathemergentemergent churchevolutionfishermanmoneynazarenepoliticspresidentsabbathsarah Palin100 years180200840 days911AlaskaBlue Ridge MountainsCentennial CelebrationChristmas 2008Christmas 2009Christmas blessingsCommon SenseDaytona Beach 68th annual Biker weekDebaryDevils MarbleyardElaine Petitt MinistriesEqualityFAMILY LIFEGodHellHerodHolinessHunter PerezJesusJesus ChristLAUNDRYLotteryLynchburg virginiaMarie MignerMr. RogersMuslimsNPHNovember 1stPNGPastorPilateRepublican RallyReviewsRichmond SpeedwayRichmond VirginiaSALVATIONSarah PlainSmartphonesSundayT.E.A. partyTSATURTLESThe House StudioThe ShackWaiting SchoolWeddingsWest Africaadventureall souls daybirhtday wish 89 years oldbudgetsbuildingsburdenbusinesscellphoneschurchescookoutscrucifieddemonsdevotionsdistractionsdowntown Lynchburgdr. Dan booneemergent church movementemerging churchevangelismexpensesfastingfocus.forgivenessgay marriagegivinggospel of Lukegrace of Godgrant writinggreat commissionhalloweenhealthcare billholidaysjohn Mccainjudgement.karl Gibersonkidslabor day. workmadison Heights virginiamessiahmissionariesmovementmoview reviewsmovingnarnia and the voyage of the dawn treadersnon profitsorange city.peaceful protestpost modern cultureprayerreadingrestrighteousnessrob bellsamheinsancficationsanctifiedsavedsober mindedsufferingsummer slumptea partythanksgivingthe 10 commandmentsthe depot grilletolerancetrain depotvotingwelcome to my Neighborhoodwisemenwork and witnessMig 7This is my blog. Sometimes I post often and sometimes not for awhile. It's personal, political and often spiritual in nature. If you got an opinion please post a comment so I you dropped by. God Bless.http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)Blogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-7807146779071113703Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:09:00 +00002024-04-13T11:01:06.620-04:00Eclipse of 2024: Learning from the Signs                 Spiritual food for thought regarding numbers, math, and the eclipse of April 8th, 2024. Let me guide you to some thoughts that are spiritual in nature and not just physical. The Date April 8th, 2024 in the Gregorian Calendar is a date based on the Sun calendar. The Hebrew date was the 29th Day of Adar II and the next day April 9thhttp://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2024/04/eclipse-of-2024-learning-from-signs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-3399955562672373550Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:23:00 +00002019-12-30T10:24:05.597-05:00How to Make Extra Money in 2020 with Amazon, Mercari or Poshmark with cash Investment Do remember  life before the internet?  Wow, I am getting old.  I have always been an entrepreneur at heart and my wife can verify that. I have done all kinds of crazy side gigs to support our large family while pastoring over the past 30 years. When baby number one came along in 1991 my wife  wanted to stay home and that meant this full time youth pastor  had to http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2019/12/how-to-make-extra-money-in-2020-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-7577385844178481585Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:16:00 +00002019-11-08T09:16:25.221-05:00What Does God Have Planned For You?       In this life we have choices and we always will. Our God did not create us as puppets with strings attached, but rather with a free will to choose every day.  The first significant choice we have is will we trust God with our sins. Let’s admit it, we all sin and the Bible confirms this when the Apostle Paul wrote”for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2019/11/what-does-god-have-planned-for-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-4173352662706468984Sat, 13 Jan 2018 00:51:00 +00002018-01-16T00:03:23.222-05:00Pastor, What Do You Do For Fun?    I was talking to a pastor friend this week and he mentioned how many pastors he knew who by the time they retired had nothing to do because all they did was pastor their entire ministry.  So now I want to ask Pastors young and old alike what do we do that’s fun?                      I’mhttp://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2018/01/pastor-what-do-you-do-for-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-3983317373483660129Fri, 09 Jun 2017 17:28:00 +00002017-06-09T13:37:46.974-04:00 Intentional Evangelism ?   Intentional Evangelism ?   How often do most Christians witness to the power and grace of Jesus Christ in their lives? I believe the safe answer is not often enough.  Witnessing is not easy on a regular basis. We get busy and caught up in the daily grind of life and probably forgot to witness more then we ought to.  Last week just before Pentecost I realized it was my http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2017/06/intentional-evangelism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-6270698245135031695Fri, 05 May 2017 16:16:00 +00002017-05-06T20:21:02.052-04:00A Mom Much loved!        It's May 5th 2017. I just flew up to New England a few days ago to be a part of a ceremony where my mom was being recognized as the oldest citizen in Boxborough, MA. The Award goes back to 1909 when the Editor of the Boston Post created a movement that continues today. In that day he had 700 Canes made worth approx $1000 each made of gold and ebony.  Today this http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-mom-much-loved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-2975874791896320521Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:30:00 +00002017-02-27T10:30:12.487-05:007 Last Words & Journey to the Cross Seven Words from the Cross 1. Week One:  Friday March 3rd 12 noon DeLandCOTN  Forgiveness- Luke 23:32-38 2. Week Two: Friday March 10th 12 noon: TBA Salvation – Luke 23:39-43 3. Week Three:  Friday March 17th 12 noon: TBA  Relationship – John 19:23-27 4. Week Four: Friday March&http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2017/02/7-last-words-journey-to-cross.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-3391796029524672011Sun, 12 Feb 2017 06:03:00 +00002017-02-12T01:03:39.775-05:00Profanity is a Destroyer!                                 When I was growing up as a young man the first foul language I was exposed to was sexual vulgarity in middle school. I would never speak the words I heard among my school and neighborhood friends at home and Ihttp://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2017/02/profanity-is-destroyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-1298680891276393551Sun, 22 Jan 2017 04:49:00 +00002017-01-21T23:49:36.101-05:00A Sabbatical Journey of Rest. Today I am officially on Day 3 of a 5 week break from ministry to others. Because of family dynamics I am on this journey without my wife or children. It is my second sabbatical break in my ministry. After serving 8 years straight it is truly nice to not have a sermon or bible study to prepare for around the corner. Part of my desire and hope is to withdraw and refresh, but I realize since I am http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-sabbatical-journey-of-rest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-5455227068210579181Fri, 09 Sep 2016 02:02:00 +00002016-09-08T22:02:49.035-04:00MissionsWest AfricaLagos NigeriaToday I find myself living among 22 million people in one of the largest West African cities on the continent. This is day  4 of a two week trip here. I am here to learn , teach and instruct leaders. The original foundational reason for this trip was to take a masters level course at the largest seminary in Africa. Other reasons have been added to the trip since , but all to the glory of Godhttp://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2016/09/lagos-nigeria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-491049970696538406Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:57:00 +00002016-08-01T13:57:16.487-04:00Ministry in the midst of Tragedy It has been 13 months since I posted a blog post. In the past 12 months my son Levi (who turned 20 years old today) has had 4 seizures that required we rush to the E.R. to keep him alive. We never know when he might just stop breathing and 4 times within 12 months is too much, But yet by the grace of Jesus he is home again and happy as a claim like nothing ever happened. We  might have some http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2016/08/ministry-in-midst-of-tragedy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-5017920865522156826Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:07:00 +00002015-07-02T08:07:32.489-04:00 Legalized Homosexuality is Good            Now before you trash me as an evangelical gone off the deep end please let me explain. First of all I don't believe the practice of homosexuality is pleasing in God’s sight. As well, there is nothing good or redeeming that can be accomplished in the physical world by legalizing homosexuality. The legalization of a clearly defined sin of the bible is http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2015/07/legalized-homosexuality-is-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-2465369324555075740Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:25:00 +00002015-06-29T17:25:14.399-04:00 Why homosexual marriage cannot be recognized by God.  My intent with this writing is to illustrate, bring to light, and make known to all who have ears to hear,  that the original intent of marriage was, and  is, only and ever to be between two opposite genders for the purpose of creating one new flesh, a child, to guarantee the continuation of mankind and his destiny. The governments of men can create all kinds of rules http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2015/06/why-homosexual-marriage-cannot-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-2617841548501142005Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:27:00 +00002015-03-24T10:34:36.148-04:00Get Off Your DonkeyRecently I preached a message titled "Get off your Donkey".  Needless to say I got a lot of laughs from the message as I spoke of donkeys in the bible with who rode on them as illustration. Illustrating that ministry  happens when you get off your donkey. The comparison being the donkey to our agenda. More often then not we don't make room to do God's will because we don't leave much http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2015/03/get-off-your-donkey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-5033395112483509533Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:49:00 +00002015-03-20T20:49:25.043-04:00SELFIE & SOCIAL MEDIA! Back in 2001 I was at the front end of the social media wave.  I was so into technology I even took a course in social media to learn about it to make a living from it. I was among the first pioneers of all my circle of connections to Steam live, have a Facebook and twitter account and many other social media accounts.  This was long before Instagram or Snapchat.  Over a decade http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2015/03/selfie-social-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-6040378789864058934Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:19:00 +00002015-02-07T09:20:30.435-05:00Old Fashioned Verses Fifty Shades of Gray       The movie Old Fashioned is being released nationwide Feb 14th 2015. It opened a week early in 3 cities of which I was close enough to visit one on opening night. It is excellent movie.  It is rare to find a modern day movie produced with creative thought, plot, humor, cultural relevance, morally wholesome all wrapped up into one film.  I'd love to http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2015/02/old-fashioned-verses-fifty-shades-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-3832861471244508327Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:47:00 +00002014-10-21T11:47:38.573-04:00When Will Jesus Return? Can we Know When Jesus Christ Will Return?      The answer is complex and therefore we need to dig down deep into history and Scripture to discover what God wants us to know and what we are not to know.  In order to properly discern the times we have to take a number of subjects, perspectives and tie them all together to discover what God has said, is saying and http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2014/10/when-will-jesus-return.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-5538033332362957103Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:12:00 +00002014-07-31T20:12:45.115-04:00Why Passion alone can Backfire.Why Passion alone can Backfire. When I got saved I was 19 yrs old and I was truly transformed. I mean my sins where really gone. Within 4 weeks I became very passionate about my new found faith. I told everyone about Jesus including my drinking buddies. My passion for the Savior was amazing as I look back. It really carried me for a season and I was thankful for how God allowed me to feel so http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2014/07/why-passion-alone-can-backfire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-4566403235120433936Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:09:00 +00002013-10-30T09:21:16.481-04:00cellphonesdistractionsfocus.SmartphonesAre SmartPhones producing Stupid People?         Recently I have gotten into a grove of eating right and exercising more. I am committed to walking 5 miles a day and riding my bicycle at least once a week. It's been over a month now that I have done this and I've made some interesting observations of myself and others and I guess the culture as a whole.  Observation #1 Do I really need to take myhttp://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2013/10/are-smartphones-producing-stupid-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-765749568362931985Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:12:00 +00002013-10-23T18:18:26.802-04:001500 @ Your Door! What do you do with 1500 people at your front door?  "As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them. That evening after sunset the people brought http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2013/10/1500-your-door.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-1121465569819862280Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-10-21T09:00:42.604-04:00Submit!Get RealGet Aligned Get Going Our vision statement is simple, but it's packed with purpose, scripture and challenge. 6 words and  3 assignments! Starting with a spiritual encounter and ending with a sense of continuing commission.  Along the way to fulfilling any vision statement is what every truly born again believer will face and it's called resistance. Sometimes the http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2013/10/submit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-1151507022903152272Thu, 15 Aug 2013 02:51:00 +00002013-08-14T23:07:11.823-04:00BURDENED Burdened I am a pastor and have been my entire married life in one role or another.  I started in 1989 and now it is 2013. I started as a youth pastor in FL and now  I am a senior Pastor in Florida. Things have changed. When I started Christians attended church services and functions as their regular routine to be with other believers, now if it fits into their agenda they will http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2013/08/burdened.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-1393602537924699024Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:42:00 +00002013-07-18T07:42:17.037-04:00A True Biblical Evangelist In Modern America I was reading in my devotions one morning  when I came across this passage in  Luke 10:2-4 NIV. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.  Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.  Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. &http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-true-biblical-evangelist-in-modern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-932921064211901219Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:14:00 +00002013-06-12T06:14:37.348-04:00deathFAMILY LIFELAUNDRYSALVATIONTURTLESTHE JOY OF THE LORD IN THE UNEXPECTED!The Joy of Lord is my Strength.    It's been a good while since my entire family ( all 7 of us) went on a family vacation away.  Just a little over a month ago we took a week off to go to our oldest daughters college graduation and to move her home, but that did not have the feeling of a vacation even though it took a week off to go and return.  But this week is different. &http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-joy-of-lord-in-unexpected.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0Residence Inn Fishkill 14 Schuyler Boulevard, Fishkill41.526652 -73.88995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260384854392489869.post-7132046305860267511Sat, 04 May 2013 19:43:00 +00002013-05-04T15:43:09.783-04:00Be A Dream Trader!  <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://40daysplus.blogspot.com/2013/05/be-dream-trader.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Migner)0