Tag Archives: inspirational

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 →

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Pressing On – Learning How to Play the Guitar

Posted on October 16, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I bought a guitar about 7 months ago.  Prior to that, I had never owned a musical instrument.  I was praying about what the Lord would have me to do this year and I believe this was something that was … Continue reading →

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Walking with the Master

Posted on October 7, 2014 by pastorpstephens

We have a new puppy and in his youthful exuberance he is still learning so much.  One of the things he is still learning is how to go on a walk. Sure, he knows how to run around, chase butterflies, … Continue reading →

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Getting the Words Right

Posted on October 4, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I asked someone how their day was going the other day at work and they were pretty honest.  They said it was a tough day, they were frustrated and they were about to ready to verbally cut loose on somebody … Continue reading →

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I have to tell ya

Posted on August 29, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I love various types of music.  From time to time I like to listen to different types of Spanish music.  I like salsa, merengue and other genres.  One of my favorite songs of all time though is a Cuban folk … Continue reading →

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You Can Count On The Lord for Wisdom

Posted on August 21, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I knew I was in for a treat when my granddaughter Avery said, “Pawpaw, let me tell you something.”  This is the same phrase she has used to initiate conversations about what it is like to be a big sister, … Continue reading →

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Being Pruned for New Growth

Posted on August 14, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I have some type of house plant on the desk at my office which I guess really makes it an “office plant.” It was given to me a few months ago by the person who occupied the desk before I … Continue reading →

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Be Courageous – The Lord is with you

Posted on August 10, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I was blessed to spend some quality time with the granddaughters the other day and Avery the 4 year old informed me that next week she was going to Disney World.  This was news to me and to others in … Continue reading →

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Keeping Promises

Posted on August 3, 2014 by pastorpstephens

There is a story told of three little girls who are playing one afternoon after school at one of their homes and decided to see which one had the most money. The first little girl counted thirteen pennies and the … Continue reading →

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Grow in Grace and Knowledge

Posted on July 31, 2014 by pastorpstephens

 The granddaughters came over the other day and we spent the afternoon doing the usual, playing hide and seek, singing songs and coloring and drawing.  While we were drawing I noticed that Haley who is two and a half years … Continue reading →

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