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A Framework For Building Your Life on A Strong Foundation

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A Framework for Living Life Well In A World of Chaos By Rev. Dr. Russell M. Morrow As a young pastor with a young wife and three young children, stairstepped in age, from October 9th to November 15th  I was striving to be a faithful man of  God, growing in His Word and appreciating his gift of grace in Jesus Christ. The relevant question for me then was how to take care of my family, fulfill my responsibilities, and be all God would have me to be. As a child growing up in my childhood church in Jamacia, New York, I learned the story of Jesus, and I believed, but as a young adult, I needed the story of Jesus to make applicable sense in our daily lives. As I read and studied the scriptures about the life of Jesus, his mission, Luke 4:18, his teachings beginning with the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, his mission work, Acts 10:34-39 and his loving faithfulness to God, Matthew 26:36-46, I found what I was looking for. In addition, I came across a book by Denis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill t
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Get A Piece of the Rock

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Get A Piece of the Rock Text: Psalms 61 By Rev. Dr. Russell M. Morrow This Psalm of David was set in the background of David's trouble as King of Israel. King David is in big trouble,   He is in exile from Jerusalem in defense of his kingdom.   His nation was divided. And his son Absalom was killed by his soldiers. All this was the result of family problems based on David's sin with Bathsheba that seemingly put a curse on his family, specifically his children. So, he prays to God: Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle forever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. This passage reminded me of the Prudential Life Insurance Company and their famous logo of The Rock of Gibraltar in Southern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. Are you o
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A New Year Greeting from Russell & Elaine Morrow

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  Happy New Year, Beloved Family, Friends, Church Family,  Colleagues, and Coworkers, to All Who Read this Letter. As we resume the rhythms of everyday life now that we have crossed the threshold to the new year of 2024, we leave behind the diversity of life experiences in 2023 that ranged from joy to sorrow, a baby’s first cry and a loved one’s last breath, and the tension between the yin and yang of human relationships that is manageable for some and intolerable for others. Yet, the manifestation of God’s love is present all around us and has maintained a stronghold amid the chaos of “man’s inhumanity to man.” As difficult as it may be, there are always reasons to give God thanks and praise for who he is and what He has done and continues to do to reveal his justice, love, grace, mercy, healing, and restoration. For example, we see this in the 2023 iteration of Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple Musical.” For the followers of Christ - Protégés of Jesus, the true meaning of Advent a
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Framework for Living Life Well In A World of Chaos Matthew 7:24-29

Framework for Living Life Well In A World of Chaos    Matthew 7:24-29   In 1992 as a young pastor, with a young wife and three very young children who were stair-stepped in age from October 9 th to November 15 th,  I was a man of faith in God, His Word, and his gift of grace in Jesus Christ. The relevant question for me at that time was is how will I take care of my family, and fulfill my responsibilities and be all that God would have me to be? I looked to the word of God and fell in love with the story of Jesus and the call of ministry that was on his life and the validation God gave to Mary in Luke. and the validation he gave to Jesus his mother and to Jesus In addition, I came across a book by Denis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill: titled, Think and Grow Rich. It was achieving wealth but its focus was not based on money and wealth alone. The book resonated with me because it addressed core values of character and responsibility and ethical and moral values that sustain character
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A Letter To A Suffering Friend

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Good Morning Heather,  As I hear your pain, I am moved with empathy for you. So, I share this thought as an offering of hope, deliverance, and victory to encourage you and help you through your storm. Pain and sorrow associated with being misunderstood, judged, and disappointed in people you love and care for, is a reality we all go through from time to time. Three things that contribute to it, and all too often feed this discord. Ø First, peoples lack love, understanding, and compassion. Ø Second, how we respond to others about the decisions we make in our lives, be they good or bad. Ø Third, the work of the devil to create and maintain an atmosphere of division so he can conquer. But here is a solution. In Ephesians 6:7-8 the Apostle Paul wrote: “D o not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.   Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.   L
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