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The Royal Treatment

What does it feel like to receive “the royal treatment”? At Parklawn Assembly of God, it is our common goal to treat every member and visitor like Kings and Queens. Hospitality and creating a welcoming environment is a priority and passion of mine. When I first became a Christ follower, it was the welcome (among

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Don’t Wait to Exhale

In the movie, “Waiting to Exhale”, four African American single female friends are each “holding their breath” until the day they find love and the perfect man. My encouragement to you today is go ahead and breathe. Don’t wait to exhale. While you are waiting, life and love are passing you by. Now, I recognize

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A Hand Up

I think that I have great compassion for people, but I don’t believe in carrying the able-bodied. If you are able, then stand up and begin handling your responsibilities.  Dependence can empower a lazy lifestyle and reinforce a mindset of poverty. We all have encounter the beggars on the street holding signs saying, “I need

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Be Still and Chill

Lately, I have been talking about going through the storms of life.  Storms are common to all of us. We are either in the midst of a storm right now, or we just came through one – or we are heading into one soon. So here is some common advice for storm survival: Stay on

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The Year of the Surge

It is common at the beginning of each year for pastors to cast an annual vision and focus for their churches. In January 2016, I declared “The Year of the Surge”. A surge is a sudden increase in power or movement, a wavelike force. I believe that was a prophetic picture of what God would

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