Allen Jones

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Grief Has No Timeline

As you aware, our Grief Seminar that was scheduled for later this month has been cancelled. We are working on rescheduling this opportunity for later in 2020. We will let you know soon when this seminar will take place. While we find ourselves rescheduling events and rearranging our plans, we know challenges and dealing difficult …

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How Many Times Can My Heart Break?

We know that our heart can “break” emotionally due to loss of life, watching someone lead a life away from Christ, dealing with failing health, tragedy and trauma, the loss of a job (income), severed relationships, and absorbing hurtful words from someone we love. These situations and more cause one to grieve. Grief affects a …

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Dealing with Grief from Dementia & Loss

Grief is a natural and healthy consequence that should occur when a loss has happened in your life! We are reminded of this in Job 6:1-3, Then Job answered and said: Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales! For then it would be heavier than the …

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God Cares When We Suffer

Our darkest moments are when we have a “loss” in our life. It does not matter if we are expecting this loss or not, we still feel overwhelmed, hurt, disappointed, and alone. Loss in our life can take the form of losing a dear friend or family member to death, losing our home due to …

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Are You Tired?

“Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower and fades away; he flees like a shadow and does not continue.” Job 14:1-2 reminds us life is hard and short. This is not “news” to any of us! We are all aware of the …

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Compassion

How have you experienced compassion? Someone opening a door for you? A smile given to you when you needed it the most? Being responded to with kindness during a difficult time? Have you fallen short and not lived up to societal expectations, but you have an encountered someone who chooses to be nice to you …

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Don’t Give Up!

Today, some of us somewhere: are receiving bad news, having to deal with unexpected challenges, existing in the darkness of being alone, having our feelings hurt, aren’t sure where our next meal is coming from, wondering how are we going to make that payment or going through excruciating physical pain. During times like these, we …

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Bulletin Articles

Do you like “Bulletin Articles?” Well, I do. I always have. Scripturally supported and Bible based articles have always been and continue to be a very effective teaching tool and uplifting. I am appreciative of the opportunity to write weekly articles for our bulletin. Why? Because I hope in some small way, I am enlightening …

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We Need Older People!

Like you, I was taught to “respect my elders.” Of course, my parents were talking about respecting and showing value to those who were older than me. The older I get, the more value I have for those who are older than me. Those who are older than me have an education learned at the …

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Are you “all in” or kinda “all in?”

I Cor. 9:19 says For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; While preaching in urban centers, Paul encountered diverse orators who were skilled at speaking but were deceptive & false. Their skills brought them fame & fortune as the moved …

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