Posts Tagged ‘encouragement’

Why did you say that?

What do you say to a man who is so sick that he is literally scraping infection from his body with a piece of broken pottery?

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Adversarial Comfort

Comfort often comes from the strangest places.  This morning before leaving for work I took a deep breath, cracked open the Word, and found comfort from my adversary.

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Send Some Up For Me

When someone finds out I am a preacher they often say “Send some prayers up for me!”  Prayer is an amazing thing that Christians often neglect.  Sometimes I think people say “Pray for me” and it is more of a cliche than a reality for them.  As believers should we ask someone to pray for [...]

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My Future

I am exercising my faith and God is stretching me.   I love not knowing what the future holds while at the same time knowing who holds my future.  This old hymn is special to me.

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Don’t Look Back

Adjusting to life after ministry at Harrah Church is interesting to say the least.  As I said yesterday I love that Body of people and I already miss them dearly!  But I have a peace that is beyond description.  I feel the love of the Father at an incredible depth and the joy I am [...]

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We Lost A Saint

Today I lost a friend and the world lost a saint.  Buck Bewley was 84 years old and I had the honor of shepherding him for a decade.  During that decade Harrah Church went through many changes and Buck stood by my side the entire way.

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Bad To The Bone

The Word of God is amazingly powerful.  I shared Monday how it is the secret to changing your life.  What makes it so powerful?  Why should we be committed to a daily consumption of it?

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What is it with LifeChurch.tv?

What is it with all these LifeChurch.tv campuses?  I mean really, who do they think they are?  Today I learned a little bit more about these peculiar people.

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Alone Together

Two spiritual disciplines that are essential to our development are community and solitude.  Every follower of Christ needs to be a part of a local body of believers.

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Mountain Mover

A couple of weeks ago I asked for people to share how their faith in Christ has allowed them to overcome their difficulties.  Kris Stevens shared her story in a comment and many of you wanted to see the video.  Here is her comment and a link to the video. 

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