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Our Purpose/Role as Church Administrators: Church Administration is comprised of many elements, but the overarching concern of church administration is the fulfillment of the purposes of the church of God.  It exists to enable the local church to fulfill its six-fold purpose: As Church Administrators, we must know and realize that Satan uses offense as…

What was the last thing that you really wanted? I mean something that you thought about day and night. Planned and dreamed for. Hoped and prayed for. The thing that you believed would change everything. In today’s society we are overstimulated with the feeling of desire. Desire itself isn’t a bad thing. More often than…

What was the last choice you made? It could have been something simple like deciding what to have for breakfast. Possibly something more difficult like confronting someone about what they said to you. Decisions are a part of our daily lives. Yet, it’s not the choices that are presented to us that impact our lives,…

(Draft written October 10, 2023) If you woke up listening to the news on Saturday, October 7, 2023, the “breaking news” you most likely paused in disbelief. Israel was being attacked by rockets being launched from the Gaza Strip. Once you gathered yourself and determined that you were indeed awake, the unthinkable became evident. You…

Part 2: The Beginning of My Healing (Teresa Washington. Also read Part I of Finsing Beauty in the Storm) Note: This is the ending of Teresa Washington’s blog on her extended season ofstorms. Her faith was and continues to be such an inspiration to us all. Faithprevents total darkness and is vital in turning our…

I was raised as an only child. Being raised as an only child I didn’t have direct rolemodels who were in the same age group as myself to look up to nor younger people I knew I had to set a good example for. With all their efforts my parents made it clear that my…

Oh, sweet friend. You deserve joy. Love, respect, and peace. You deserve a man who cherishes you, loves you, and treats you with honor and respect. You deserve open and honest communication – communication that doesn’t revolve around lies, manipulation and confusion. You deserve biblical love. Pure and true.

Part 1: The Storms My favorite place to visit is the ocean, when the waters are troubled, and the white caps are high. I love the smell of the clean air, the sound of the waves breaking against the rocks. I love the water mist that sprays over my face and if there happens to…