Tag Archives: love one another

Our Words Matter

Posted on August 29, 2025 by pastorpstephens

The preacher of a little country church had just finished hammering a sign into the ground by the side of the road next to the church that read, “Da end is near! Turn around now afore it’s too late!” About … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 4, 2025 by pastorpstephens

I started my spring cleaning the other day. I know. It’s already summer. I may have started late, but at least I started! One of the tasks on my “spring cleaning” list was to clean out my nightstand. More specifically, … Continue reading →

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Your Personal Best

Posted on November 23, 2024 by pastorpstephens

I saw a news story the other day about a high school cross country meet. The story focused on a girl named Kaylee who was running the last race of her high school career.  She told her dad she was … Continue reading →

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Loving Others

Posted on May 1, 2022 by pastorpstephens

In our chapel services this week, one of our focuses has been on the way we treat other people and the instruction to love our neighbors as ourselves.  During our discussion time, we have explored several bible verses which encourage … Continue reading →

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Do Not Grow Weary of Doing Good

Posted on January 22, 2022 by pastorpstephens

The latest Covid surge has really taken a toll on people who work in the healthcare and retail service industries. Many hospitals and other medical providers are having a hard time keeping up with the number of patients they serve … Continue reading →

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Goodwill Toward Men

Posted on December 11, 2020 by pastorpstephens

I love this time of year as we look forward to celebrating Christmas and the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.  I also love hearing about the generosity and kindness of people at this time of year.  It is a … Continue reading →

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Be Encouraged and Persevere

Posted on August 20, 2020 by pastorpstephens

I bought a unicycle and it arrived about 10 days ago.  One of the things that has really stood out to me is that learning to ride a unicycle changes the way you view success.  Learning to ride is a … Continue reading →

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Flowers and Butterflies

Posted on June 27, 2020 by pastorpstephens

Lord, we see Your beauty in flowers and butterflies And we love all the colors, Why can’t we use these same eyes To see Your beauty in others? We see distinctions and differences And we let them divide us, We forget that the same kind of heart Beats … Continue reading →

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Happy Juneteenth!

Posted on June 19, 2020 by pastorpstephens

Happy Juneteenth!  Juneteenth is the annual holiday which commemorates the day of June 19, 1865 when the news of emancipation reached people in the Galveston, Texas area.  Sadly, this day came almost two and a half years after President Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Love One Another

Posted on January 5, 2018 by pastorpstephens

We took the dogs for a walk the other day and Lauren and the girls went with us.  I love going walking with Marta and the girls.  It provides a good opportunity to visit and just be together.  I took … Continue reading →

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