Category Archives: God

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 →

Posted in Christianity, faith, God, grandchildren, joy, Love the Lord, Psalm 40:9, witnessing | Tagged canister, Christianity, faith, God, grandchildren, inspirational, Psalm 40:9, religion, shortbread cookies | 2 Comments

Spoiler Alerts and A Touch of Glory

Posted on January 7, 2015 by pastorpstephens

**SPOILER ALERT** Those words typically warn that information about how a story or a movie ends is about to be revealed. Such a warning gives one time to change the channel, leave the room or cover their ears if they … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, faith, God, grandchildren, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 30:5, Revelation 21:4, spoiler alert | Tagged Christianity, faith, Glory, God, grandchildren, inspirational, Revelation 21:4, Spoiler Alert | Leave a comment

Happy New Year – Be Blessed

Posted on December 31, 2014 by pastorpstephens

Jeremiah 17:7 “Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.” The Lord definitely blessed me and my family during 2014. We had some great times as we celebrated some special birthdays and other wonderful … Continue reading →

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Christmas Songs – What a Blessing

Posted on December 22, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I love the tradition of gathering together with friends and family at Christmas. I love this time of year. I love the food, the fun and I love singing songs of adoration and devotion as we prepare our hearts celebrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Christmas, faith, God, Matthew 11:28, poetry, religion, songs | Tagged Away in a Manger, Christianity, Christmas Songs, faith, God, inspirational, Matthew 11:28, poetry, religion, Silent Night, songs | Leave a comment

Taking the Right Path

Posted on December 18, 2014 by pastorpstephens

Have you ever caught yourself going the wrong way? I did it this morning. I headed to the office and I went the wrong way. Now, the route I took is still a way to get there, but it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, doing the right thing, faith, God, Psalm 103:14, religion, Romans 7:15 | Tagged Christianity, faith, flesh versus faith, God, inspirational, Patience, Psalm 103:14, Romans 7:15, wrong path | Leave a comment

Unto Us

Posted on December 13, 2014 by pastorpstephens

Here is a song I have been working on the past couple of days. It came about one morning as I was praying about some of the troubles that our country is presently going through. May the Lord bless us, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, faith, God, Isaiah 9:6-7, poetry, religion, songs, Unto Us a Child is born | Tagged Christianity, comfort, faith, inspirational, Isaiah 9:6, poetry, religion, songs, Unto Us, Witnessing | Leave a comment

Eyes of Grace

Posted on December 11, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I have continued to practice playing the guitar and have found a couple of songs that I really like that have some quick chord changes in them (at least quick for me) that I almost have memorized. My progress continues … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, faith, God, Hebrewss 3:13, Love the Lord, Matthew 22:37, Neighbor | Tagged Christianity, faith, God, Hebrews 3:13, inspirational, love your neighbor, religion | Leave a comment

Are You Like Your Father?

Posted on November 27, 2014 by pastorpstephens

It is not uncommon for me to get to call and speak with people from various parts of the country in the claims office where I work. The other day I was speaking with someone from Minnesota and at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, faith, God | Tagged 1 Peter 1:14-16, Be Holy, holiness, running the race well, Thanksgiving | Leave a comment

It’s Been So Long Since I Have Prayed

Posted on November 13, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I was practicing the guitar earlier today and trying to put together just the right chords to a song I wrote a long time ago. Funny, but I don’t think there are any chords to capture what my voice does … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, God, poetry, prayer, religion, songs | Tagged Christianity, does God hear me, faith, God, poems, poetry, prayer, songs | 2 Comments

He Loves to Give and Bless

Posted on October 20, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I love the great relationship that my wife Marta has with our granddaughters. She gets to spend a lot of time with them and take them to the park, the mall, and they do all sorts of fun things. I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Peter 5:7, Christianity, faith, God, good gifts, grandchildren, Matthew 7:11 | Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, cast your cares on Him, Christianity, faith, God, good gifts, grandchildren, inspirational, Matthew 7:11 | Leave a comment