Author Archives: Pastor Jack

About Pastor Jack

Pastor Jack Marslender is the pastor of First Southern Baptist Church of Avondale. He is married (Dawn) and is the father of Tina, Rebecca, Kimberly, Melinda, Angela, Maria, Kenneth, Kevin, and Lorissa.

Elda’s Story

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Pastor Jack

There is always something going on at FSBCA designed to help people, and we don’t always take  the time to tell the success stories we hear.  For example, in April, our church was the host site for Project Connect, a ministry sponsored by our … Continue reading →

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Power Outage

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Pastor Jack

As soon as I walked into the church office, I could tell we had power issues.  Some lights burned dimly; others wouldn’t come on at all.  Computers wouldn’t turn on.   Telephones didn’t work.   The burglar and fire alarms were beeping, … Continue reading →

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The Man In The Dumpster . . . Updated

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Pastor Jack

Some months ago, I blogged about a young man living in our dumpster.  That was in January, and several of you have asked me for an update. The truth is that he has lived in our recycling dumpster for about 2 … Continue reading →

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Lessons From March Madness

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Pastor Jack

I’m not a University of Kentucky fan.  Those that know me best (or even know me casually) know that I am a fan of another group of Wildcats.  Nevertheless, I learned some interesting things during March Madness about the University … Continue reading →

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Avondale, 1943

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Pastor Jack

1943 was a long time ago, and life was different in Avondale back then.  Avondale (also known as Coldwater) was an unincorporated area, and the population was less than 2000 people.  At the time, it didn’t have a High School.  Litchfield … Continue reading →

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The Man In The Dumpster

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Pastor Jack

On Monday, I heard the beep of the intercom on my phone.  I was expecting the standard, “John Doe is here to see you” or “You have a call on line 1.”  Instead, the message was totally unexpected, “Hey, Pastor Jack.  Holly says … Continue reading →

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Another Sex Scandal?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Pastor Jack

Three sex scandals are in the news this week; unfortunately, that’s about normal by a Tuesday.  One deals with a candidate for president, one deals with a young musician, and the other deals with a college football program.  I’m thankful that … Continue reading →

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What’s My Real Job?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Pastor Jack

I get the question often.  Sometimes it’s in jest from a church member, “So you only work on Sundays, right?”  At other times it comes from someone outside of the church that thinks of a church as “open” only on … Continue reading →

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Dare Greatly

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Pastor Jack

Two weeks ago, the members of Estrella Falls Baptist Church (our Goodyear congregation) decided to stop meeting.  Most of these members have started attending FSBCA.  It was a tough decision and a hard decision.  It was not a decision that any of us enjoyed making … Continue reading →

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How Does She Do It?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Pastor Jack

I don’t brag about my wife nearly enough, but it’s time that I did. Last week, my wife Dawn went for four days to visit our daughter Kimberly and her husband Tim in Utah.  Dawn was just a little bit worried … Continue reading →

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