Chronic Pain: Expect to Groan in this Life; pt.3

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I have learned a lot from CCEF‘s mini-booklet on Chronic Pain. I suggest if you are suffering from Chronic Pain, or know someone who is, purchase this valuable resource. Today we look at what we can expect in this life. Expect to Groan in This Life As a believer suffering from Chronic Pain, a reading [...]

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The Reality of Death & the Knowledge of God

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Part of my purpose in having a blog is to, prayerfully, minister through it to my church family at Calvary Baptist Church in Oswego, IN. Today’s post is for them. We have suffered two deaths in our family between Christmas Day and New Years. How my heart aches for my friends, their families and my [...]

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Top Ten Mistakes Made by Suffering Pastors

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Top Ten Mistakes Made by Suffering  Pastors: In your dealing with others: Act as if you have it all together What we say: “Nothing is wrong” or “I’ve got it under control” What we do: Present a deceitful front to our people and rob them an opportunity  to minister to us Fail to be transparent [...]

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What Would You Say at Your Memorial Service?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I went to a memorial service today for a dear, Christian lady – a mom and grandma of some in our congregation. It was unique in many ways, some of which I will share in a moment, and some in ways challenging personally for me. She was gifted as a musician and throughout the Prelude [...]

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Mark 5: A Story within a Story

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Getting out of the boat: I was reading in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 5, today. A lot happened around Jesus when he got out of boats. The previous chapter ends with Jesus calming a great storm on the Sea of Galilee and chapter 5 begins with him getting out of this boat. He was [...]

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Pat Robertson: Alzheimer’s is a “Kind of Death”, So Divorce is Permissible.

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Here’s a video clip of Pat Roberston answering the question of whether it would be okay to divorce your spouse due to their severe illness (Alzheimers): I find Robertson’s remarks to be absolutely revolting. He dismisses the integrity of marriage by attempting to nuance the word “death”. He makes a sham of the Gospel in [...]

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Hitting the Links: Pastor’s Edition

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Occasionally I will post some links that I have found interesting as I surf the world-wide-web. Today I post three from my own RSS reader – and all three are for the benefit of pastors. Here they are in no particular order: How do you care for a 90 year old man about to become [...]

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Johnny Cash: Hurt & Ain’t No Grave

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I hurt myself today to see if I still feel I focus on the pain the only thing that’s real the needle tears a hole the old familiar sting try to kill it all away but I remember everything what have I become? my sweetest friend everyone I know goes away in the end and [...]

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God permits all sorts of things He does not approve of.

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

God permits all sorts of things He does not approve of. This sentence jumped off the page of the page at me. I am reading a newly acquired book, “Why, O God? Suffering and Disability in the Bible and Church“. I received this book as part of my participation in the Amazon Vine Program. (more [...]

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How Do You Frighten Someone Raised From the Dead?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I viewed this video earlier today and thought it would be good to share: The song Ravi quotes around the 1:00 mark was sung at my father’s funeral ht: Shepherd’s Notes / Drew

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