Category: Encouragement
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Let’s help our pastors
I’ve mentioned a lot about helping our pastors, taking care of them, and trying to get God’s best to flow through them. That’s the purpose of this book. Hope you check it out! Thanks
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Joel Doesn’t Always Smile
People who see me out and about, wearing my ministry face, shouting hallelujahs, may not believe there’s another side of me. I’m not always full of pep. I don’t always have my pastor cloak draped over my shoulders. Actually, there are times I simply want to be left alone so I can brood my life…
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Superman Is Not A Pastor
Superman isn’t real. Neither is Batman, Robin, the Hulk, Aquaman, Spiderman, or any other “Super-Hero”. There IS such a person as Bat Boy, but no one’s ever called him a hero. Fantasy! Pure, unadulterated fantasy. I’m not condemning such activity as falderal. I’m only using America’s obsession with superheroes to make a point or two.…
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The Same Care
What if I cared for you the way you care for me? But then, maybe you’re caring for me the way I’m caring for you. How’s it really working? When you’re going through hell, am I drenched in sweat? Do I smell like sulphur? When I receive the greatest news I’ve heard in twenty years,…
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The Idiom Is True
There’s an old idiom which goes like this: “it takes all kinds to make the world go around”. I guess it’s referring to diversity. So the world goes around because it’s home for people of all colors, shapes, and sizes. But are there more categories? How many kinds of people are there; you know, the…
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That’s NOT what we needed, pastor!
It was a Sunday morning many years ago. As I was walking up to the platform to begin the church service a couple stopped me to let me know they had been praying for me. I was absolutely delighted… …until they added, “God has told us what you’re supposed to preach. If you don’t, we…
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That’s Some Serious Believing!
I’m a little bit puzzled. I hear people boast about not believing in God. Why? Is it a sign of strength, maturity, or independence? Is it an admirable quality; one that should be added to the Six Pillars of Character? Let’s see if you can follow my line of reasoning for just a moment. In…
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What Do You Believe About Jesus?
Have you ever heard of Jesus? Who do people say that he is? Or was? What have you heard? Some have called him Elijah; others, John the Baptist. What do you say? I’ve heard some people refer to him as Lucifer’s brother. Yes, and there are those who believe we evolved from monkeys. One of…
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I Tried To Ignore Him
For as long as I can remember, my wife and I wanted a daughter. We used to walk through the moonlit streets of Capernaum, late into the night, hand in hand, discussing names we’d like to give to a daughter. That is, if God would bless us with something so precious. Now I’m not what…
Jan Grace 