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The convicted felon
By
Linda G. Howard
Years ago, a small, struggling church in Florida learned–to their chagrin–that they had hired a convicted felon as their secretary. She would soon be thrown into jail for embezzling as much as $150,000 from her former employer who was a federal judge. The pastor was new to the church and young. He met with his…
Less is more
By
Linda G. Howard
Often I edit my blog entries eliminating the unnecessary words. When teaching writing skills or attending a writer’s conference, I will say or hear said, “In writing, less is more.” Last Thursday, as I looked into the eyes of one of our Special Gathering members, I could not imagine that I once saw him as a blank…
Frank loved Jesus
By
Linda G. Howard
by Kevin Fowler Walterboro, South Carolina Mr. Fowler is a member and deacon of our South Carolina Special Gathering located in Walterboro. A life-time resident of Walterboro, Fowler is also a member of The Special Gathering choir. A wheelchair or demon or anything on earth can’t stop you from serving Jesus. That’s what I learned from…
Now I have my own church
By
Linda G. Howard
For almost a year, I thought Peter was non-verbal. Unaccustomed to his speech patterns, I didn’t understand that his low-bass mumbles were words. I had started our DeLand Special Gathering program, which is a ministry within the mentally challenged community, with two members, Peter and Dale. Our purpose is evangelism and discipleship of this wonderful population. Dale was less…
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