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Ask and You Shall Receive

Deacon Allen — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:00:15 +0000

For the past several weeks, I have been under an overwhelming amount of stress. Most of this was work-related: working long hours with short deadlines. Throw in several church-related activities...

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Forgiveness is a Tough Job

Deacon Allen — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 15:00:30 +0000

Just the other day I was flipping through TV channels and came across a show about a guy who picks up road kill for a living. I thought, “Why in...

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Back to School Time

Deacon Allen — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:00:13 +0000

It’s September, and while the leaves begin to prepare to depart from the security of its tree branches, so our children begin to depart from their families back to school....

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Prayer for the Work of Our Hands

Deacon Allen — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:00:23 +0000

Blessed are you, Lord God, Creator of all that is good, for in your mercy you give us work that we may be co-creators with you. With hands to fashion...

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Status “Quo”te

Deacon Allen — Tue, 06 May 2014 13:00:20 +0000

“Do not depend on the hope of results. When you are doing the sort of work you have taken on…you may have to face the fact that your work will...

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Grieving Job Loss: Stage 5

Deacon Allen — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:35:00 +0000

Today, we look at the final stage of grieving job loss. There’s no magic number to indicate when a person will reach this stage, but know that when one gets...

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Grieving Job Loss: Stage 4

Deacon Allen — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Sometimes we find ourselves feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another. But when we experience job...

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Grieving Job Loss: Stage 3

Deacon Allen — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:16:00 +0000

In the next stage of grieving job loss, we sometimes feel like we are experiencing buyer’s remorse. This could become a dangerous place to be, simply because it blows apart...

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Grieving Job Loss: Stage 2

Deacon Allen — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:44:00 +0000

Yesterday, we looked at denial, the first stage of grieving job loss. Once you work your way through that first stage (which is not always easy), you find yourself entering...

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Grieving Job Loss: Stage 1

Deacon Allen — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:18:00 +0000

In case you missed the news, I was laid off from my job on January 24th. This was just after celebrating my 25th service anniversary in December. You can only...

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