Valerie Johnson on December 25th, 2009

I am thankful for this time of year when we celebrate the birth of our Messiah, Jesus Christ.  I thank God that He sent Jesus to redeem us. It’s so easy to get caught up in holiday shopping, Christmas parties and traveling to visit with relatives.  While we are given time off from work and [...]

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Valerie Johnson on October 8th, 2009

Last week I wrote an article here about Ministry Outside the Stained Glass Fish Bowl.  In that article I talked about getting out of the church and into the community to minister to people. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans a few years ago, I sat and watched everything that was happening there on television.  [...]

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Valerie Johnson on September 29th, 2009

I decided to go to Bible college when I was 40 years old. I didn’t want to be a preacher, I just wanted to learn more about the Bible and become more skilled in teaching classes at my church.  One of the required courses was Evangelism, which I did not want to take because I [...]

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