Around the Supper Table

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Around the Supper Table

Pastor Mike, Dad, Pa, . . . whatever you call him shows the relationship that you have with him. Over the years, Pa has carried out the mission that Christ gave him when he first called him to the ministry, “Tell them that I love them.” As a result, he’s been instrumental in helping to heal people through God’s love, but the ministry that has probably given him the most return on his love investment has been his family.

Mike and Sarah have been married for more than 50 years now and raised two sons, Christopher and Jeremiah. Later in life, they adopted their third son, Lee, and all three boys are now guiding their families in the Christian faith. Since retiring from pastoring a church, these blogs are the result of Pa and the family he’s created in his current ministry wanting to share our life with others in hopes that they will serve Christ as well.

If you want to understand our thoughts behind a blog, get to know the author more, or you’d just rather listen to us, join us on YouTube where we read our blogs, then discuss them with another member of the family, usually Pa. Trials and Triumphs is also on YouTube.

We also share daily Bible verses on YouTube that are available through phone calls if you contact us. These daily verses, and the original commentary, are shared by each member of our farm family from the youngest child to the eldest leader. We pray that the thoughts and prayers that go into preparing these verses and blogs touch you with God’s truth and love, and we appreciate feedback and prayer requests.

Around the Supper Table 2021 Customer Appreciation

23 Nov, 2021

To our customers, we could not continue our business and ministry without y'all. We love hearing from y'all, especially when you just want to share a special moment in your life or ask for prayer. Hug your family close this..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #74 – God is with us. Are we with God?

18 Nov, 2021

Music has been an outlet for me to deal with a lot of things over the years. Playing guitar is relaxing and is nearly medicinal at times. I can sit down angry and frustrated, anxious, depressed, grieving, or feeling lost,..... Read More

Around the Supper Table #73 – Choosing Jesus

10 Nov, 2021

Hello. Welcome back to Strength from Grace, a podcast for the young warrior. I’m Michaela Riggins. As always, I’d like to give a special thank you to Sanctuary Family Farms, and I’m so glad you could join me this week...... Read More

Around the Supper Table #72 – Autopilot

3 Nov, 2021

Since helping more on the farm, there has certainly been seasons and waves to things. The garden starting and stopping, different topics that God has been teaching me, a struggle that alleviates and another pops up. Certainly, a lot of…..

27 Oct, 2021

When you read the news, it is easy to get sucked into the doom and gloom. Every page you turn we see another shortage, we see another tragedy, or politicians making decisions that are good for their career but bad…..

22 Oct, 2021

Praise the Lord for those brave Southwest Airlines pilots who stood their ground. The airline rescinded their plan to fire the people that do not get the vaccination. It cost them a lot to take such a stand whether it…..

13 Oct, 2021

Staying the course. It isn’t easy. I get tired, anxious, depressed, in a hurry, and the bottom line is, I get self-absorbed. I get so wrapped up in what I want, or my timeline, or my ideas, and let go…..

6 Oct, 2021

It is so easy to have good ideas, but sometimes those “good” ideas turn out to be complete disasters. When I was about three or four, I had the sudden idea to make a scrumptious dessert from scratch. I could…..

29 Sep, 2021

This week’s blog is the transcript from Michaela’s podcast, Strength from Grace. If you want to listen to it, visit and subscribe to her on your favorite podcast platform: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Facebook, or PodBean. Thank you. Hello,…..

22 Sep, 2021

Hello everyone. I hope you are either enjoying the blessings of being a disciple of Jesus, or totally miserable following after Satan and this world. Well, it’s fall, and our garden is coming to an end. Nature declares seasons and…..

Around the Supper Table