Author: pdbarringer
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Marital A.D.D.: 2 Ways to Overcome the Deficit of Attention in Marriage
From the beginning of this blog, let me say that I don’t take things like A.D.D or A.D.H.D. lightly. According to the New York Times, at least 4 percent of adults have the disorder and as many as half of all children that have A.D.H.D. do not fully outgrow it and continue to struggle with symptoms as…
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Chips are Bad for the Heart: 4 Reasons Why You Can’t Minister with a Chip on Your Shoulder
I think most people can admit that, deep down, you have a love for chip. Save your comments on saturated fats and cholesterol, I know they’re not healthy, but can we just admit, that apart from the health factors, chips taste amazing? As you are reading this, most likely you are imagining not just a…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “How to Love God and Money”
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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First Wednesday October 2016: Reading the Scriptures
Welcome to First Wednesday, OCTOBER 5, 2016. Below is a recap of our “First Wednesday” lesson for the current month. Every month, we’re challenging everyone to: Make a new connection with someone. Give attention to the monthly focus. Set some personal discipleship next steps. i.e. Read a plan (below), set prayer times, connecting with someone to journey with for…
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Kingdom Health: 3 Pastoral Lessons from the Vineyard
One of the strategies of preaching that I’ve really tried to learn from Jesus’ example was the ability to connect the Kingdom to present surroundings/experiences. He was a master at helping to give people understanding by turning people’s attention to things like fields, birds, lost coins, and sheep. A tangible metaphor helped explain the Kingdom in a way that people…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “The Distraction of Rejection” #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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“Just like the picture”: 4 Approaches to Developing the Uniqueness of Your Marriage
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous–how well I know it.” Psalm 139:14 As a pastor, I tend to visit the same places in my city. Admittingly, I’m a creature of habit but this goes deeper than that. I visit the same coffeehouse every day. I go to the same chicken place…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Forced into the Wilderness” #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. I’ll be honest, this might be one of my favorite…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “The Idol of our Ideals” #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. I’ll be honest, this might be one of my favorite…
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Marriage Filters: 2 Simple Steps to Fixing Your “Filter”
– AUTHOR’S NOTE: the advice I offer today is ONLY under the idea and truth that marriage is more like a crock pot and not a microwave. Putting today’s blog into practice will be a daily choices for the long-haul and NOT a quick patch-and-fix. – With our cell phones, there has never been a…
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