by Bishop Derek E. Eurales, Sr. | Nov 28, 2013 | DerekEurales.com
There is nothing more important than family. That is why, as a person of faith, and as the pastor of First Opportunity Free Will Baptist Church, I have always cherished Thanksgiving as a holy day. Thanksgiving represents to me the simple act of sitting around a table...
by Derek E. Eurales, Jr | Sep 24, 2012 | Faith, Motivation
When I was a kid growing up in my small Southern Illinois hometown of Cairo, we kids lived by an unspoken code where name-calling was concerned. I can remember one day while playing in my room hearing the words “Shut up punk!” coming from a familiar little...
by Bishop Derek E. Eurales, Sr. | Mar 1, 2012 | DerekEurales.com, Faith
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by Derek E. Eurales, Jr | Feb 10, 2012 | Motivation
~Hello Friends, below is the transcript of my message to the Centurions, Bobcats, Saints, and Pilots, students in the Southern Illinois schools I recently visited. Here’s to your success!~ Derek E. Eurales, Jr’s Message to Students: **Never apologize for your...
by Bishop Derek E. Eurales, Sr. | Dec 29, 2011 | Faith, Motivation
14 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. 15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall...