“We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.” (Psalm 124:7, NASB) Dear Friends and Family, Our Bible study group recently began a series on the book of Daniel. I’d like to use what we’ve been learning as a “jumping off” point for this month’s letter. Daniel, a young man and part of the royal family, became part of the first of three groups taken from Judah into captivity by the Babylonians. Babylon was quite the empire. It proudly displayed state-of-the art dwellings, teeming entertainment centers, thriving businesses, and… read more

“Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.” (Isaiah 26:8, NIV) Dear Friends and Family, Happy New Year! I do pray the holiday season was a blessed one for you. Just yesterday, I returned from about two and a half weeks of holiday travel. My adventure culminated in Atlanta, GA, with 24,000 college students and leaders. No, I didn’t type too many zeroes—there really were twenty-four thousand. Quite the experience, I must admit! So what exactly was this enormous event? It was Passion ’07, an… read more

“When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.” (Exodus 17:12) Dear Friends and Family, Each Tuesday night I enjoy the most awesome, yet completely undeserved, gift of leading thirty-five beautiful ladies through a study of God’s Word. Currently, we’ve been in the book of Exodus, focusing on different areas of ministry and God’s custom-designed support systems which enable one to fulfill his or her calling. Specifically, we have… read more

“Therefore, my dear friends,…continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose.” (Phil. 2:12b-13) Dear Friends and Family, After listening to a young woman’s story and the reasons she is seeking counseling, I usually ask her two questions: Are you willing to go to any lengths for healing? Are you willing to lose your life as you currently know it? These may seem rather challenging to ask someone on her first visit to counseling. However, I’ve found that her answer is… read more

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) Dear Friends and Family, By the time you receive this newsletter, a new year will have rolled in. The world makes a grand “to do” over the New Year—fireworks galore, extravagant galas, a glittery ball dropping in Times Square. And it’s wonderful when we have the opportunity to celebrate this occasion with friends and loved ones, as we all… read more