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Week 42 The Importance of Spiritual Growth and Maturity

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 42 Scripture Readings: 2 Chronicles 21-24 Key Scripture Verse: 2 Chronicles 24:17 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them. They abandoned the temple of the Lord, the God of their… Continue reading Week 42 The Importance of Spiritual Growth and Maturity

Week 37: Honoring Your Parents By How You Live

Honoring Your Parents By How You Live By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 37 Scripture Reading: Proverbs 23-24 Key Scripture Verses: Proverbs 23:22-25 –Saying 17 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth… Continue reading Week 37: Honoring Your Parents By How You Live

Paul Simrell

The Reverend Paul W. Simrell has served for over thirty years in a variety of congregational and institutional settings. He is a recognized minister with standing in the Virginia region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada and is nationally endorsed by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for specialized ministry in both pastoral counseling and chaplaincy. Ordained in 1982, he has served congregations in Kentucky, Texas, Florida, and Virginia. He currently serves as the pastor of Elpis Christian Church, a small, historic congregation located just a few miles west of Richmond, Virginia. Elpis is the Greek word meaning “expectant hope.” He also serves on the associate clinical staff of the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care, Richmond, Virginia, both as a pastoral counselor and a ministerial assessment specialist, specializing in executive, clergy and relationship coaching. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and Lexington Theological Seminary and has done advanced clinical training in chaplaincy and pastoral counseling at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, Children’s Medical Center and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas and the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care in Richmond, Virginia. He is a Certified Pastoral Counselor, an ACPE Practitioner, and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is a Certified Facilitator of the Prepare-Enrich relationship assessment and skills-building program and served as a volunteer chaplain for over twenty years with the CJW Medical Center campuses in Richmond, Virginia. His avocational interests include playing the piano and drawing. He is very happily married to his wife Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell, a free-lance writer, who is also a Certified Facilitator for the Prepare-Enrich program. Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

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