The View From Above: Thoughts to Help With Everyday Life July 4, 2026 Pastor Paul Stephens A Day of Gratitude Today is a day of celebration, as it should be—the 250th birthday of our great country. And I do mean great—the greatest in the history of the world. I do not mean to sound hyperbolic. We should be celebrating, and the centerpiece of our celebration is gratitude to God for the founding of our country 250 years ago. It was a miracle! We should also be grateful for thos

The View From Above: Thoughts to Help With Everyday Life July 3, 2026 Pastor Paul Stephens Halfway Through the Year Half the year is now history. Let’s take a little inventory. You probably made some resolutions at the beginning of the year—things you wanted to do and accomplish, things you had been neglecting that you needed to take more seriously. No doubt there were habits that you needed to shed, whether they were time wasters or simply unhealthy. There are always areas w

The View From Above: Thoughts to Help With Everyday Life July 2, 2026 Pastor Paul Stephens Pursuing Peace in Our Relationships Our biggest problems are relational. That may not be true for everyone, but it certainly is for many—and perhaps for you. Conflict, offense, disagreements, misunderstandings, neglect, and wrong perceptions all contribute to the problems we experience in our relationships. Then there is how we react to it all. Anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, and ill

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