• Refusing a raise
    Apr 7 2025

    Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie

    How can a young, inexperienced preacher do well? What if your young preacher doesn't understand some of the fundamental principles of finances, how to do the work of ministry, how elders work, and how to have a good preacher-elder relationship?

    My best answer is to tell how three elders dealt with me and taught me essential lessons by word and example with gentleness.

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    Fleecy Clouds

    Between Preachers

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    7 mins
  • My shortest stay as a preacher
    Mar 31 2025

    Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie

    What do you do when you can't fulfill your promises? That was my challenge when I resigned from a church less than twelve hours after I agreed to move to their town and work with them.

    But the principle applies to anyone who discovers they have promised what they can't do.

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    Fleecy Clouds

    Between Preachers

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    7 mins
  • Investment Principles
    Mar 24 2025

    Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie

    Is there any hope of investing to accumulate money for retirement and other big purchases? Does anybody know enough to help me understand the principles of investment? These ten principles have helped me to develop a plan and not worry about each day's market report.

    Bob Farrell's 10 Rules

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    Here are three books that I've found valuable:

    The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need: Revised Edition, by Andrew Tobias
    I read the first edition of this book in 1978. Although I didn't learn very much, I did learn a few principles that started me on a life of investing. In 1987, he published The Only Other Investment Guide You'll Ever Need. I like his humor and practical advice. He's continued to revise as markets and investment products change.

    The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, by Dave Ramsey Dave Ramsey has helped thousands budget, get out of debt, and invest successfully. His guidelines are easy to understand, and he emphasizes giving as a fundamental principle of money management.

    The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness, by Morgan Housel
    This is a foundation book on money. It starts with the heart instead of the math. We can learn about spreadsheets, the market, and investment tools, but if our hearts aren't right, none of the rest will make us financially successful. Here is the summary of the book on Amazon:


    Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.

    Money―investing, personal finance, and business decisions―is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled t

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    Fleecy Clouds

    Between Preachers

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    11 mins
  • Memories from Shipps Bend 2
    Mar 17 2025

    Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie

    The apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 1:3: "I thank my God every time I remember you."

    That sums up my thoughts on the people where I grew up: Hickman County, Centerville, Tennessee, and the Shipps Bend community. Listen as I recount how many people touched me and how significant their influence was on me.

    The blog post I'm reading in the next two episodes: Great Principles My Community Taught Me 60 Years Ago

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    Fleecy Clouds

    Between Preachers

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    9 mins
  • Memories from Shipps Bend 1
    Mar 10 2025

    Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie

    The apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 1:3: "I thank my God every time I remember you."

    That sums up my thoughts on the people where I grew up: Hickman County, Centerville, Tennessee, and the Shipps Bend community. Listen as I recount how many people touched me and how significant their influence was on me.

    The blog post I'm reading in the next two episodes: Great Principles My Community Taught Me 60 Years Ago

    Website for Braden Parsons Photography

    Braden Parsons' email: bradencparsons@gmail.com

    When you find a "mustard seed," please share the address of this podcast with a friend: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/

    If you'd like to discuss your roofing needs, call Jerrie Wayne Barber, II, at 931.628.3390

    This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with the Ministry League Network.

    Website for Braden Parsons Photography

    Braden Parsons' email: bradencparsons@gmail.com

    As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Just to let you know, there is no additional charge to you.

    Fleecy Clouds

    Between Preachers

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    9 mins
  • Maintaining a car and casket fund
    Mar 3 2025

    Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie

    Is your policy to buy things in cash or with credit? Have you thought about moving away from credit and paying cash? How could you get started?

    What are the advantages and disadvantages? Do you buy extended warranties?

    What is the best way to use our limited resources of time and money?

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    When you find a "mustard seed," please share the address of this podcast with a friend: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2369804/

    If you'd like to discuss your roofing needs, call Jerrie Wayne Barber, II, at 931.628.3390

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    Fleecy Clouds

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    10 mins
  • How to develop trust
    Feb 24 2025

    Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie

    When you meet a person with no previous information or introduction, do you trust that person or not trust?

    How do you build trust?

    How do you let others know you are trustworthy?

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  • My Attitude Adjustment Talk
    Feb 17 2025

    Send me a Text Message or ask a question. — Jerrie

    Does your attitude ever get "out of line?" Mine does. This talk is one way I try to get it back in alignment.

    My Attitude Adjustment Talk

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    Fleecy Clouds

    Between Preachers

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    10 mins