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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.

Sharing the Good News

Posted on March 20, 2015 by pastorpstephens

I spent some time with several friends last Sunday witnessing in down town Austin to people outside of the capitol.  With many visitors in town it provided a lot of opportunities to share the gospel.  I talked to some people … Continue reading →

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Tell What You Know

Posted on March 13, 2015 by pastorpstephens

We had some family and friends over at the house the other day and my wife Marta shared a story that involved one of her sisters.  In the story she referred to her sister by name.  At the end of … Continue reading →

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The Possibilities during Persecution

Posted on March 5, 2015 by pastorpstephens

Going through a tough time?  Are you in the midst of a trial now and it seems like a setback on your walk of faith?  Paul writing from the midst of situation that most of us would consider a setback … Continue reading →

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2015 Oscars – What a Good Work!

Posted on February 23, 2015 by pastorpstephens

I took this photo of my youngest granddaughter Haley a few months back while we were hanging out in a furniture store.  This shot of her holding a candlestick as she looked in a mirror reminded me of someone giving … Continue reading →

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Is Your Prayer Okay?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by pastorpstephens

I was looking through some old posts and ran across a poem that I had written as a prayer for a family.  I added another stanza to it as I figured that a well-rounded prayer ought to include a request … Continue reading →

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Good Friends – Should I Confront a Brother?

Posted on February 7, 2015 by pastorpstephens

Good friends are like good sisters…they know when to hold you up and they know when to hold you back.                I love my granddaughters.  The girls may be two years apart in age but … Continue reading →

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Blessed with my Job

Posted on February 6, 2015 by pastorpstephens

Our management team has been working on a special project at the office this week. We have been given a lot of closed claim files to review for certain variables in a short amount of time. We discussed the task … Continue reading →

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Growing Weaker But Growing Stronger

Posted on January 30, 2015 by pastorpstephens

On Monday nights I have been volunteering at a local nursing with some other members of our church.  I try to make the rounds, talk to the residents and see if they have any special needs or prayer requests.  The … Continue reading →

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Giving Praise

Posted on January 23, 2015 by pastorpstephens

I was reading that wonderful passage again about Paul and Silas in prison in Acts (see Acts 16:16-34, you will be blessed!).  I love their praise in the midst of the prison.  They start praising and in the midst of … Continue reading →

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I Gotta Tell Somebody

Posted on January 15, 2015 by pastorpstephens

  The other day my daughter and granddaughters came over.  I had an extra unopened canister of shortbread cookies left over from Christmas and I gave them to my youngest granddaughter Haley to take home with her.  Haley is 3 years … Continue reading →

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