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• Greater Works Mayores Trabaja

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath December 4, 2012
  All my searching led to God Trials and Tribulations The crooked paths my feet have trod Found Joy and Jubilation Now I live in Christ the Vine Daily I adore Him A song of hope and joy is mine For I am living for Him Chorus Great Works and Greater Works I'm a branch upon the tree Jes...

• They Call Him Jesus

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath November 29, 2012
  This morning I wrote a song for the Lord. Esta mañana he escrito una canción para el Señor. They Call Him Jesus Who can save the world from sorrow? Who can silence all our fears? Who can bring a bright tomorrow? Who can wipe away our tears?   Chorus: They call Him...

• A Day in the Life of a New Chaplain

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath November 25, 2012
  Well, my Sunday started at 1:30 am as usual. I love to get up in the wee hours of the morning and read my Devotionals, read my Bible, pray over my prayer lists, and pray over the scriptural promises that I have selected to take to my heart as my very own. I get such strength and spiritual power f...

• A Stone to Cast Chapter Six

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath June 19, 2012
  Step One talks about being powerless over alcohol in that you drink when you planned not to drink, or you drink more than you planned to drink, on a regular basis. Proverbs 23:29-35 says: Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hat contentions? (disputes) Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without ...

• A Stone to Cast Chapter 5

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath June 19, 2012
  The doctor at the new hospital I was transferred to took me off Haldol shots and placed me on a different medication in the form of a pill. Suddenly, I felt like my old self again, like I did before I stared drinking. I attended Christian church services on Sunday and I started attending Catholic ...

• A Stone to Cast Chapter Four

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath June 19, 2012
  I had a beautiful baby boy just out of nursing school and my husband wanted to leave me because he did not want a family. He went to work as a waiter at a male strip club and did not come home until 5:00 or 6:00am in the morning. I retaliated and became pregnant again and I was not sure if my husb...

• A Stone to Cast Chapter Three

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath June 19, 2012
  Junior High School finally started and I could choose my classes and wear make-up. Now, I could look like Cleopatra, just like my mother! So, I painted my eyes with a lot of black eyeliner. Nobody seemed to notice, but I persisted. One day a neighbor who was the mother of one of my school mates ...

• A Stone to Cast Chapter Two

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath June 18, 2012
  My Mother came home from the mental hospital in the spring of 1963 when I was still in the first grade. A very loving Christian aunt, named Imogene, had moved in and cared for us while Mother was away. She did not want to see our family come apart because her own husband deserted her and she had t...

• A Stone to Cast Chapter One

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath June 11, 2012
  This book is lovingly written for those who have been through the 12 Step process of recovery from some sort of addiction or life-controlling problem, with a sponsor or mentor. Clear instructions for how to work the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are given on pages 63-71 of the book ‘Alcoho...

• God Will Help Us

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath May 13, 2012
  "For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee." Isaiah 41:13   God is our loving Father and He wants us to be healthy, happy and fruitful both physically and spiritually. He is there to strengthen us and to provide for us, to teach us and to ...
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• Peace

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath January 6, 2012
  In the process of interacting within a group that is comprised of very diverse membership, conflicts are bound to happen. They will, however, happen much less frequently and be much less severe if we can keep positive and loving thoughts in mind toward our fellow ministers. This is a devotional on...

• Praying for the Lost

  by Reverend Deborah Gilbreath January 3, 2012
  Affirming God's heart for the lost: He is not willing for anyone to perish (2 Pet. 3:1-9), He wants all men be saved (1 Tim. 2:13), Jesus gave Himself as a ransom for all men (1 Tim 2:5-6).   Acknowledging what we know to be true of the lost: They will not seek after God on their own (Rom. ...
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