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Here are a few tips that helped us make fifty years of marriage last week
Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 5/4/26 Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 5/4/26

Here are a few tips that helped us make fifty years of marriage last week

No marriage is perfect. Let us share with you a few of the ways the Lord helped us to reach our 50th…

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I am in Lima, Peru ministering.  My blog will return Tuesday morning!
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 1/18/26 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 1/18/26

I am in Lima, Peru ministering. My blog will return Tuesday morning!

This is a picture of the Coliseum I am ministering at in Lima, Peru this past Sunday morning. My blog will come out on Tuesday morning this week

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Seven attitudes in a beautiful marriage relationship
Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 1/10/26 Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 1/10/26

Seven attitudes in a beautiful marriage relationship

Jesus gave us seven “beautiful attitudes” that help us to marry right and develop a long-term marriage…

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These seven skills can make you better in 2026
Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 12/28/25 Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 12/28/25

These seven skills can make you better in 2026

Developing your “talents” into “skills” brings success. Here are seven of the skills we teach in Pastors University, and they will help you as well in 2026!

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This is how Christmas means “God is love.”
Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 12/6/25 Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 12/6/25

This is how Christmas means “God is love.”

Christmas is not about a “reindeer” but a “Redeemer.” Here are six ways God wants to tell you He loves you this Christmas…

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Seven special qualities to keep you from ever falling
Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 11/29/25 Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 11/29/25

Seven special qualities to keep you from ever falling

Is it possible to “never fall” spiritually? If you do these seven things, you are making it very hard to fall…

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Make ONE Good Decision to Undo All Your Bad Decisions
Leadership Larry Stockstill 10/18/25 Leadership Larry Stockstill 10/18/25

Make ONE Good Decision to Undo All Your Bad Decisions

We all have made bad decisions. It is not hopeless. ONE GOOD DECISION will act as a compass to lead you out of the deepest forest of bad decisions.

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Be sure you are not extinguishing the wrong thing
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 10/12/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 10/12/25

Be sure you are not extinguishing the wrong thing

Have you ever thought that you have a spiritual “fire extinguisher” in your hands? You have the power to put out spiritual fires. Just be sure you are pointing it in the right direction!

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Keep it simple.  Truth is not hard.  Follow these four things.
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 9/27/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 9/27/25

Keep it simple.  Truth is not hard.  Follow these four things.

What do you do when a smart technology contradicts truth? When man’s ideas contradict the plain signposts of Scripture? Here are four things to always remember about the “plain truth”:

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Anger is acceptable…for these four reasons
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 7/19/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 7/19/25

Anger is acceptable…for these four reasons

Jesus got angry several times in His ministry. What are the situations where anger is totally appropriate?

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In anxiety, think about God as your Keeper
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 6/8/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 6/8/25

In anxiety, think about God as your Keeper

In our crazy world, anxiety is at an all-time high. The world feels totally out of control, with every day bringing a dramatic shift in the financial, political, medical, and cultural world. Where is our place of safety and security with the pace of change? “Our Keeper.”

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Do you want to love life and see good days?  Do this.
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 5/18/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 5/18/25

Do you want to love life and see good days?  Do this.

God has a “gate code” for loving life and good days. Try these four “combinations” to open the gate of a beautiful, new life!

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How to overcome tough trials with mega-joy
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 5/10/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 5/10/25

How to overcome tough trials with mega-joy

Your number one weapon in facing a tough trial is JOY. It’s hard to believe, but your “outlook determines your outcome.” Count it all joy and watch how fast you pass the test!

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How to bring Scripture into the worst issues of life
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 4/26/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 4/26/25

How to bring Scripture into the worst issues of life

God’s Word is heavenly bread. How do you bring the Bible into the demanding situations of life?

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God is Good in These Seven Delicious Ways
Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 3/29/25 Leadership, Integrity Larry Stockstill 3/29/25

God is Good in These Seven Delicious Ways

The goodness of God is something you can “taste.” Try these seven courses in the meal of God’s “deliciousness!”

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A soft heart is the cure for a stiff neck.
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 3/23/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 3/23/25

A soft heart is the cure for a stiff neck.

A whole generation of three million people missed the Promised Land.

The reason? A “stiff neck.”

Surely, it was lack of food, wrong GPS coordinates, SOMETHING.

No, it was an attitude.

Here is how you keep that attitude from affecting your destiny.

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Here is how to clear your mind when it is troubled
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 3/16/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 3/16/25

Here is how to clear your mind when it is troubled

Eve stood before the forbidden fruit tree.

Its color was beautiful, it looked delicious, and it would make her far more intelligent.  

In her heart, she knew she should not eat it.

One little thought changed the entire world as we know it:  “Has God said…?”

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You can see a new reality through the eyes of faith
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 3/9/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 3/9/25

You can see a new reality through the eyes of faith

It’s easy to walk by sight. Virftual reality has changed that so what we “see” and what we “know to be true” may be different.

Here are four easy ways to change your “sight” into faith…

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In a storm, throw out the four anchors of faith
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 3/2/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 3/2/25

In a storm, throw out the four anchors of faith

If you are in a wild storm, God has four principles that will “anchor” you. Drop these four anchors into your storm and you will come out of it!

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Finding destiny in all your disappointments
Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 2/15/25 Family, Leadership Larry Stockstill 2/15/25

Finding destiny in all your disappointments

You can never “figure out” a disappointment. The secret of victory comes when you realize it is moving you toward your destiny.

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About Larry

Larry was Senior Pastor at Bethany Church in Baton Rouge for 30 years. He now travels around the world speaking to ministry leaders.

He recently founded Pastors University, a pastors training course used by leaders around the world.

Larry and his wife, Melanie, have six children, all of whom are involved in the ministry, and 19 beautiful grandchildren.

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