Encouragement and Insight

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Stay Encouraged and Inspired

Roger writes weekly on topics that matter to pastors, church leaders, parents, and serious followers of Christ. From ministry challenges to everyday faith, these posts are grounded in Scripture and real experience.

Weekly Encouragement

Arguing the Scriptures

Every Tuesday evening – unless otherwise announced – a group of our men gather in the cafe to engage in a verse-by-verse study of selected Bible books. Currently, we are concl…

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Weekly Encouragement

Caught Up in the Moment

Recently, while mowing the church lawn, I got caught up in a spirit of praise and worship. Heaven came down and kissed me while grass flew everywhere! It was truly a time of h…

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Do You Keep Your Word?

Freelance writer, Nicole Bradley-Bernard, said, “People with good intentions make promises. But people with good character keep them.” So, what’s the big deal about making pro…

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Questions While at Church

Gathering with God’s people over the years has been a wonderful highlight of my life. I absolutely love the praise and worship, the preached Word, giving in the offering, hang…

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The Problem with Disagreeing

Thirty years ago, when I was pastoring an Assemblies of God church in Alabama, emotional eruptions in a Sunday School class that was studying current events necessitated my as…

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What is a Cult?

In today’s world we hear a lot of talk about cults . Let me define the word, “cult.” Simply put, cults have three distinct characteristics:

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Why?

Why? It’s a question I’m ashamed to admit I’ve been asking a lot. More specifically, why am I on earth? I think everyone struggles with this question at some point – whether i…

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