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About pastorpstephens

I have been blessed to have served as a pastor, a chaplain and to have been involved in other ministries throughout the years. My wife Marta and I have been blessed with a wonderful family that includes our daughter, her husband and their two daughters and our son and his wife and their son and daughter. Each of them are very special to us so please keep them all in your prayers. One truth that I always try to share with people I meet is that anything God asks you to do, He will help you to do. God has your back.

He Looks for Us

Posted on November 10, 2016 by pastorpstephens

Marta and I went for a walk on Saturday morning. About halfway through, our walk was interrupted by distant shouts of “I see ‘em. I see em!” I looked up to see two little blondies turn the corner of the … Continue reading →

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I Met with Jesus in a Parking Lot

Posted on November 3, 2016 by pastorpstephens

I met with Jesus at a gas station early this morning. I know it sounds a little crazy, but the truth is, He was there. So was a guy I’m going to call Fred. As a matter of fact, Fred … Continue reading →

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Best Substitute Ever

Posted on October 25, 2016 by pastorpstephens

I got suckered into playing “monkey in the middle” with the granddaughters and one of their friends. Turns out that Papaw is almost always the monkey in the middle. I think it is part of the job description that falls … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on October 7, 2016 by pastorpstephens

This past Wednesday night in our Bible study we were studying the letter to the church at Philadelphia. We spent a pretty good amount of time talking about verse 12 where Jesus is commending the saints at Philadelphia for their … Continue reading →

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Time to Fly

Posted on September 29, 2016 by pastorpstephens

I took this first picture when we were visiting the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga. They have a lot of great things to see and one of my favorite exhibits was the Aquarium’s Butterfly Garden. They had several different types of … Continue reading →

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Make the Call

Posted on September 22, 2016 by pastorpstephens

A couple of weeks ago I had to get a new phone. Unfortunately as a result I lost all the phone numbers of friends and family members that I had collected over the years. I am slowly rebuilding them. If … Continue reading →

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An Old Junk Drawer

Posted on September 9, 2016 by pastorpstephens

It was just an old junk drawer Full of pictures, cards and files. I decided to go through it, I hadn’t looked at it in such a long while. I read kind words from family and friends And saw old … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 26, 2016 by pastorpstephens

The other day I found myself reading once again the words that the Lord gives to Joshua as he is about to take over the leadership of God’s people after the death of Moses. Although Joshua was mentored by Moses … Continue reading →

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The Heart of God

Posted on August 15, 2016 by pastorpstephens

Some people know the word of God but not the heart of God. I was thinking the other day how that would be a good phrase to just put on Facebook and leave for contemplation. Eh, not my style. It … Continue reading →

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