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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.

Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2021 by pastorpstephens

Happy New Year, I hope the New Year finds you enjoying the blessings, the peace and the joy of the Lord. I was speaking to someone this week and they shared with me how although it has been a long … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 11, 2021 by pastorpstephens

I was visiting with someone recently and they asked me what I was going to preach on this weekend. I gave them the scripture reference and a Cliff Notes version of the sermon and they shared some of their thoughts … Continue reading →

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His Sight is Better than Hindsight

Posted on December 4, 2021 by pastorpstephens

I was talking to someone the other day about some annoyances I have been having with my eyesight. I have been experiencing several floaters in my right eye for quite a while now. Most of them are small but I … Continue reading →

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Dirty and Dusty

Posted on November 26, 2021 by pastorpstephens

  Here is a poem/song I have been working on this year. And while I don’t think I have finished it yet; I am going to share it anyway. The theme is birthed out of my sincere belief that just … Continue reading →

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Some Days

Posted on November 20, 2021 by pastorpstephens

I have really been enjoying my work as a chaplain at the hospital. We regularly talk with the patients we serve about the positive benefits of drawing and writing and how those activities can help us express and explore our … Continue reading →

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No Other Fount I Know

Posted on November 13, 2021 by pastorpstephens

Every week I get to lead several chapel services and bible studies at the hospital where I work. Typically, we start the service off with a couple of songs. We try to provide a variety of hymns and contemporary songs … Continue reading →

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My Soul Longeth After Thee

Posted on November 4, 2021 by pastorpstephens

I have been working on learning a new song on the guitar.  I heard someone play it years ago on an acoustic guitar.  Instead of strumming, they played it fingerstyle and let each note ring out.  The song is “As … Continue reading →

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I’m Thankful

Posted on October 29, 2021 by pastorpstephens

I attended a chaplain’s conference last week and it was a very good but busy week.  I met some wonderful servants of the Lord and made some new friends.  During some down time, I asked my friend Chaplain Brittney Diamond … Continue reading →

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Praying for Friends and Family

Posted on October 9, 2021 by pastorpstephens

I have many friends who serve in the medical field and in ministry in one capacity or another.  They have all been on my heart this past week.  I know the last 18 months or so have not been easy … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for Some Friends

Posted on September 25, 2021 by pastorpstephens

I spent the past week preparing for a couple of memorial services.  Please pray for the families of these individuals.  In preparation for the services, I looked over some old songs and poems I had written.  Here is one that … Continue reading →

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