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Michael Foster
@thisisfoster
I'm a pastor, writer, and businessman. My wife and I have nine children and live on a small farm in Batavia, OH. God is good.
Batavia, OH
eastriverchurch.org
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    Michael Foster
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    Feb 9
    A different sort of event for church leaders and their wives... Faithful ministry can be lonely and comes with pressures most people never see. Over time, church leaders and their families can get worn down or stuck in the same ruts. Instead of working on themselves and the
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    Michael Foster
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    Sep 19, 2025
    This lady just walked passed saying to someone on the phone very loudly in front of us, "There's this kid sitting here wearing a hat that says make America great again. I'm not going to sit by maga People.” My son:
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    Michael Foster
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    Sep 30, 2022
    Men can be close—very close, like brothers, and even closer than brothers. Deep down, all men long for this brotherhood. It's because we need each other. We need other men who get it. We were not meant to fight this fight alone.
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    Michael Foster
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    Sep 10, 2024
    “Well, since I work in the Ohio city that is presently all over the news, I suppose a few words are in order. (When I type in the city name, Facebook seems to be blocking it.) For those of you not following, two local Catholic charities have contracted with the federal
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    Michael Foster
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    Jul 25, 2019
    I remember talking at work about how happy I was with my wife. Coworker: How long have you been married? Me: 3 years. C: Ha! Just wait until you’ve been married 10 years. It’ll suck. Me: Maybe or maybe you suck at marriage. C: We’ll see. 16 years. Still happy. No regrets.
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    Michael Foster
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    Mar 19, 2021
    How it started How it’s going
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    Michael Foster
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    Aug 27, 2021
    This is a thread about how an @AmericanAir flight attendant kicked a married couple off just because she could… and I saw the whole thing go down. Here is exactly what happened (I’m still on the flight)…
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    Michael Foster
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    Aug 27, 2021
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    If we don’t resist this sort of abuse, we will be ruled by shallow people looking to leverage the little authority they have to feel big or important. The man emailed me and told me he felt defeated. Here’s my reply:
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    Michael Foster
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    Jan 9, 2025
    When a classically educated Christian kid goes through a rebellious streak…
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    Michael Foster
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    Dec 7, 2019
    Porn kills. It kills your desire. It kills your relationships. It kills your conscience. Porn kills you, brothers.
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    Michael Foster
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    Feb 28, 2025
    If your “calling” requires abandoning your family, it’s not from God.
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    Michael Foster
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    Sep 1, 2021
    The devil whispered to the homeschool mom, “Your not strong enough to withstand this storm.” She whispered back, “You’re.”
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    Michael Foster
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    Feb 3, 2020
    I greatly caution men when they’re considering marrying a single mother. A lot of well-meaning naïve men have found themselves in a terrible marriage (or worse) because they failed to ask the obvious question: “Why is she single with a kid?”
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    Michael Foster
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    May 2, 2025
    Jack Reacher Won't Ask Girls to Dance I’ve had a front-row seat to the social breakdown hitting our young people. You can see it in a lot of places, but one of the clearest examples came from a mom in our church who’s helped run a homeschool prom for several years. She told me
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