February 2016

February 24, 2016 Dear Pastor & friends, In I Peter 1:13, the apostle discusses the grace that has been brought to us and revealed in Christ. Because of this amazing gift of God’s grace we are to be obedient children of God “…not fashioning…” ourselves according...

January 2016

January 19, 2016 Dear Pastor & Friends, The past couple of months have been composed of the holidays and complicated by Sandy’s cancer surgery. She has two doctor appointments this week to schedule her upcoming surgery and to establish her oncology regimen. We are...

November 2015

November 20, 2015 Dear Pastor & friends, Here in southern Ohio we have enjoyed the mildest autumn that I have ever experienced in these climes. Thank God for global warming! Of course, I haven’t been home much to enjoy it, but everywhere I’ve been it has been...

October 2015

October 21, 2015 Dear Pastor & friends, I am preaching a Fall Revival in Statesville, North Carolina. The weather is beautiful and the temperature brisk. Sunday’s services were an encouragement and I trust a harbinger of continued blessing. My plea for this...

September 2015

September 24, 2015 Dear Pastor and friends, Some people smilingly go through life assuming everything will turn out okay. Others, more savvy and cynical see nothing but gloom and doom. The ancient prophet, Isaiah, proclaimed; “When the enemy shall come in like a...