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    Giving Pastors the Encouragement, Renewal They Need

    We'd like to recommend an article to you by the same name as the title of this post, from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, written by Cicely Gosier. It is "encouraged" reading.

    Q-Tip It

    The following article by Dan Martella is recommended reading by PastorCare Board Member, Dr. Hernan Schmidt - Back in the 1920’s Leo Gertenzang, a Polish-American entrepreneur, attached some wads of cotton to the ends of a tooth pick and used it to clean his baby’s ears. Today Gertenzang’s Q-Tips (the Q stands for “Quality”) are ubiquitous – they are used for personal hygiene, first aid, the application of cosmetics, cleaning, and arts and crafts. In a recent stress management seminar I attended, the presenter suggested a new use for Q-Tips – An empowering acronym for our mental health and relationships – to Quit Taking It Personally when obnoxious people and situations threaten to rile u

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