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I don’t know about you, but 2013 has been a rollercoaster ride for me. I have experienced tremendous highs and unusual lows. I have spent a considerable amount of time reflecfting. One morning, I...
View Article13 Things to Leave in 2013
For the past two years, I have compiled a list of things to leave in the previous year. Most of the list remains the same because, for me personally, a few of these things are hard to shake. So, here...
View ArticleWhere Is My Money?
March and April mark income tax season and many people are receiving refund checks from the IRS. People are purchasing cars, paying bills, taking trips, while some churches are even seeing an extra...
View ArticleBoys and Their Toys
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. I muse when people refer to me as a...
View ArticleLearn the Benefit of Pressing
Guest blogger Pastor Gabriel Stovall is the Pastor of New Life Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a journalist and a friend of Breakthrough Ministries. I remember listening to a football coach...
View ArticleThe Dreaded Question
Many pastors of smaller-sized churches dread the question almost everyone asks, “How big is your church/membership?” (If you tend to ask that question, please stop). First, pastor, just answer the...
View ArticleYou Matter
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”–Zechariah 4:10 Who in the world was Zerubbabel? Zerubbabel had the...
View ArticleThe Winning Team
“Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies...
View ArticleDetours
I remember one day traveling along a familiar street headed to a restaurant I frequently visited. Much to my dismay, because of construction, I had to take a detour. As I drove along the designated...
View ArticleHelp a Brother Out
“Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted” (Galatians 6:1) One of my favorite...
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