Author: pdbarringer
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Marriage Blog: How to Say “No” by Saying “Yes”
My family has been spending a ton of much-needed time with my parents the past few days. It’s a very nostalgic and humbling experience. It’s “nostalgic” because of the holiday mixed with the sharing of memories and stories. Humbling, because the more time I spend with my father, the more I have to face the…
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Pastor to Pastor: 10 Ways I Keep My Passion to Pastor
From the get-go: If you are a pastor struggling with your passion, then I am writing this to encourage you. I love being a pastor. And, more specifically, I love pastoring Kfirst. I don’t just say that flippantly. I’m not just speaking by faith some word into existence hoping my feelings catch up to it. Nor am…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Unleash Encouragement” #TheTwo
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and long workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Discouragement is a detour to distract us away from God’s…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “The Influence of #TheTwo”
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and long workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. We started a new series at Kfirst last week. “The Two” is our study of Numbers…
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A Marginal Marriage: 7 Margins to Put in Your Marriage
I’m a fan of movies. I like suspenseful movies that bring me into their world with great effects and story lines. But if there’s a type of scene that gets my anxiety up, it’s a scene of someone who is on the verge of drowning. Watching someone working with limited space to breathe, hoping for a miracle,…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Growing an Environment of Faith” #TheTwo
Lord use my mouth at your discretion and for your glory. #TheTwo @KalamazooFirst @RavennaMyers pic.twitter.com/hWdqjF918m — ben kahler (@benkahler) November 6, 2016 Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and long workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Pivot into Progress” #PivotPoint
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and long workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. We wrapped up our series at Kfirst. “Pivot Point” has been our study…
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A Prayerful Marriage: 6 Things that are Okay to Pray Over Your Marriage
I’ll give props to Cori, my neighbor down the street. On my weekly Wednesday prayer walk, I ask my Facebook friends to post their needs so I can specifically pray over them. Her request froze me in my tracks. It was so simple, and yet, specific. Cori’s child was heading off with other 5th graders to a…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “The Rx for Offense” #PivotPoint
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and long workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. We continued our current series at Kfirst. “Pivot Point” has been…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Developing a Hearing Heart”
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and long workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. We took a break from our current series at Kfirst to have…
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