Tag Archives: religion

Mission Minded – It only takes a few funerals

Posted on August 7, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I have been praying about and researching the topic of church revitalization a great deal in recent months.  There is a great need for revival in our country and there should be a sense of urgency and spiritual unrest felt … 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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Words Matter

Posted on July 22, 2014 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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Putting Your Prayers to Work

Posted on July 19, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I visited with someone the other day that I had not seen in a while. We talked about how things were going and they were excited about the fact that this year was better than last year. The prior year … Continue reading →

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The Lord will not Unfriend You

Posted on July 10, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I saw a friend the other day I had not seen or heard from in a while. After a few minutes of catching up my friend mentioned that they had not heard from me on Facebook in a while. Come … Continue reading →

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An Encouraging Word – Don’t Give Up

Posted on June 27, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I took off last Friday to repair the fence in the back yard.  A couple of panels had been blown over by a recent storm and one of the fence posts broke off just below ground level.  I did a … Continue reading →

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Small Cherry Tomatoes

Posted on June 20, 2014 by pastorpstephens

The other day at work in the break room I saw some small cherry tomatoes that someone had grown and brought for lunch.  Seeing those home grown cherry tomatoes reminded me of my grandfather.  He had a garden that he … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 15, 2014 by pastorpstephens

Happy Father’s Day!  Hope you have a great day and as we honor dads on this day, let us remember that God’s word says in Psalms 127:3-4 Psalm 127:3 “Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Growth

Posted on June 12, 2014 by pastorpstephens

I was blessed to visit with some friends this week that I had not seen in a few years. They were members at a church that I used to pastor in south Austin. It was great to catch up on … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2014

Posted on May 26, 2014 by pastorpstephens

“Greater love have no man, Than he give his life for his friends.” That’s the kind of sacrifice Upon which our freedom depends. The true heroes are not the athletes Competing in arenas for a show, It’s the men and … Continue reading →

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