Tag Archives: pastor

I Gave You Everything I Had ~ Vince Gill

Posted on September 17, 2022 by He stirs up the people...

Last night it was nearing bedtime and I was flipping through the TV channels. Do we still say flipping? I got caught up in a tribute to Vince Gill on Country Music Television. I know he was once the front … Continue reading →

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Giving thanks for another year to proclaim Jesus in Short Gap

Posted on June 27, 2022 by He stirs up the people...

This has been my view on most mornings for the past nine years. Anniversaries are always a time to reflect on the past and often times, to contemplate the future. That is where I find myself this week as it … Continue reading →

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A Healthy Humility

Posted on July 6, 2018 by He stirs up the people...

Someone I know has to give an answer on a job opportunity today.  It is their dream job, but it would require them to pack up their family and move.  In their communication with me they worried that it might … Continue reading →

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Real Life

Posted on June 25, 2018 by He stirs up the people...

I have some pictures to share with you this morning.  I have a plant that had a rough winter.  I try to keep lots of plants alive in my office and in my garage through the winter.  This particular plant … Continue reading →

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What you need to know about your pastor

Posted on May 7, 2018 by He stirs up the people...

Typically, I take an everyday event or situation and then make a Jesus point out of it.  Today there is no story about birds or pizza as in introduction.  Today’s blog is just a reminder… a reminder that your pastor … Continue reading →

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How the enemy steals and destroys

Posted on July 21, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

Sometimes I talk a good game, but I do fear the devil. I read about what he did to Job. I see how he takes down pastors, church leaders, and public professors of faith like Hugh Freeze. Continue reading →

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Who we are when nobody is watching

Posted on June 12, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

My friend and fellow pastor Tom Beckette is moving to another church in the next couple of weeks.  I know he has been to the new church a couple of times to meet people.  I know he has been slowly … Continue reading →

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The deal you get when you follow Jesus

Posted on April 20, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I am a bargain shopper.  I always get the sale items, use coupons, and so on.  Yesterday I went to a local grocery store to pick up a few things.  There was a buy one get one free deal on … Continue reading →

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In five years…

Posted on April 19, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I sent an email to someone this morning recalling some time we spent together 5-7 years ago.  A lot has happened in our lives the last 5-7 years.  And I am always aware that a lot will happen in the … Continue reading →

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It’s too easy to feed people sweets

Posted on April 3, 2017 by He stirs up the people...

I had been a pastor for about 3 years when I took about 17 people from our church on their first overnight mission trip to Dayton, OH.  We were helping a church serve their community.  It was there that I … Continue reading →

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