Tags for "Joy"
by Pastor Curt on May 8, 2012
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compassion, despair, Joy, perspective, providence, suicide, VOM
The letter came today. Voice of the Martyrs (Nancy and I receive their monthly newsletter and give as led to their ministry from time to time), fiercely devoted to serving the persecuted church across the globe since 1967, confirmed what I had already heard via the internet. Executive Director, Tom White, took his own life [...]
by Pastor Curt on April 29, 2012
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grief, Joy, love, preciousness of Christ, rebuke
Today’s message from John 14:25-31 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Jesus rebukes His own for their failure to enter into His joy of heading back to the Father in glory. They are far to self-absorbed with their own grief to see the bigger picture. He loves them even [...]
by Pastor Curt on November 30, 2011
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conflict, Joy, peacemaking, thanksgiving
Got this from Peacemakers last week. Meant to post it last week but things got away from me. It’s such good stuff I decided to post it this week. Not your average Thanksgiving fare. As usual, Paul [in Philippians 4:2-9] urges us to be God-centered in our approach to conflict. Moreover, he wants us to [...]
by Pastor Curt on September 19, 2011
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birthday, cancer, gospel, Joy, pastoral ministry
It started in ’05 with my 53rd birthday. I attached to September 15 that year and every year since a little rhyming ditty to capture the spirit of another year in my life post-cancer. Allow me to review: 53 and cancer free 54 and ready for more 55 and staying alive (with apologies to the [...]
by Pastor Curt on July 11, 2011
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Joy, ministry, service, vanity, word of God
So expressed Charles Spurgeon in terms of his hopes and aspirations for his people, his fellow-servants of the Lord, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. In a sermon on Psalm 127:1-2 entitled Co-Workers with God, he exhorted his parishioners: Now, I want all of us to feel that as workers for God—pastor and people, Sunday school teachers [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 21, 2011
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church, counseling, Joy, relationships, shepherding
I thought this was pretty gutsy. One of my sheep sent this shepherd a post from a counseling website labeled Excellent Evaluation Question. Drawing from Hebrews 13:17, the counselor sometimes challenges his clients to ask their pastor, and other significant people in their lives for that matter, the risky question, Am I a joy? The [...]
by Patty Morman on December 23, 2010
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Christmas, depression, expectations, holidays, Joy
Why is Christmas less than merry for many people? Why is depression fairly widespread this time of year? I’ve struggled with depression over the years. I ended up becoming quite a student of the topic because I was determined to get some answers. I’ve learned that “expectations” can be one big problem. Best advice I [...]
by Patty Morman on December 20, 2010
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Christmas, Joy, stress
It occurred to me that many people including Christians can feel quite stressed, even depressed, around Christmas. Sometimes financial pressure, hectic and difficult traveling, strained relationships, and unexpected problems may contribute. We’re in good company! Seems to me there’s a good chance Mary and Joseph experienced financial pressure, inconvenient obligations and traveling hassles, and unexpected [...]
by Pastor Curt on August 17, 2010
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cancer, delight, deliverance, Joy, resolutions
A few posts back I introduced a new series of articles based upon my five year anniversary this August from finishing cancer treatment and remaining cancer-free. When I first returned to the pulpit in November of 2005, I preached a series of three sermons from Psalm 116 entitled Seven Biblical Resolutions Distilled from a Battle [...]
by Pastor Curt on March 4, 2010
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Advent, Bible Study, Joy, pastoring
I know what some of you are thinking. Camping and joy don’t belong in the same sentence. I’ve had some of those experiences. I feel your pain. My post comes from Tampa this evening. Camp Logos brought me here. That’s what Libronix calls it. Two days of intensive seminar training on the lastest version of their Bible study [...]
