Articles by Dr. J.T. Parish

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8 Practical Steps

Everybody has problems and goes through times of trials, in fact, the most of us are just coming out of a trial, or we are right in the middle of

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Church On Fire

During a bad thunder storm, lightning struck a church and set it on fire. A crowd of onlookers gathered to watch the firemen as they battled to

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Asking For Eyes

A preacher once told a little boy about how Jesus healed blind Bartemeaus. He asked the boy, “What would you have asked from Jesus if you had

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Pastor Quits Sports

“Pastor Quits Sports!” Here are 12 Reasons: Every time I went they asked me for money. The people who sat near me were not friendly. I went to

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Idle Words

A talkative woman said to her pastor following the morning service: “Pastor, I am laying my tongue on the altar.” The preacher replied, “I

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Beware of Pride

John Alexander Devine was an amazing man of God. His ministry was blessed with multiplied thousands of souls brought to Christ. He saw miraculous

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The Place of Privilege

In the early 1970’s three prominent Christian men got together and planned a ministry that they felt would help bring revival to America. They

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The Junkyard Dog

Years ago a speaker at a convention told the following story and it stuck with me these many years. Two young men wanted to get away from the bad

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The Bridge Is Out

Once upon a time a peaceful little village was hit by a destructive storm that blew trees down, damaged homes, and washed out the bridge over the

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Jiminy Cricket Theology

Jiminy Cricket was the one who said, “Always let your conscience be your guide.” This could be good advice, especially if your conscience is

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Blessed or Judged?

A certain farmer sent his son and a hired hand to work in his field. They decided to take the afternoon off and go swimming in the lake. When the

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5 Minutes To Live

What if a person who is not a Christian finds he has only 5 minutes to live – what can he do to be saved? Certainly not much. During my nearly 60

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Feeling the Need

Jonah thought he could run away, get out of Israel, leave God’s jurisdiction, and he could avoid obeying God’s call. Someone could have asked

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Why Don’t We Pray More?

A man said to his doctor, “Don’t give me any big medical words, tell me in plain language what is wrong with me!” the doctor replied, “In

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The Hero

The Baltimore mother who boxed her son’s ears during the recent riots probably never dreamed it would go viral on the internet and that she would

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God’s Word Is Essential

God’s Word is food for your should, a light to your path, and the only thing that will grow your faith. It has been well said: “the best thing

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Ralph and Running BEAR

Many years ago, back in the good old days of the middle 1970’s, I had been going through a time when it seemed like Murphy’s Law was in effect

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Christ and Others

The great English preacher Charles Haddon Squrgeon, once said, “There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below.”

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How to Break a Habit

Conventional wisdom tells us we should break bad habits by “tapering off”. Experience tells us there is a better way. The best way to break a

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Set the Example

A father said to his son, “I have told you twenty million times to stop exaggerating!” any parent will find his lecture to his son on the evils

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The God Shaped Vacuum

There was something missing in my life and I couldn’t put my finger on what it was. In many ways it was a great time of life. I had graduated

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My Life Verse

I had been saved only four days when my pastor gave me a verse of scripture to guide my life. He said, “Let this be your life verse.” I took

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What is God Like?

A preacher was asked by a homeless street person, ‘What is God like?” The preacher answered, “He is like a father.” The homeless man

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