The word SUMMER usually brings memories of vacations and long, warm days, but living again near the coast of California brings a different memory to my mind. I SEE a little girl running between rows of freshly washed, white sheets that hang neatly from a clothes line. I hear the soft sound of my Grandmother’s …
God is always speaking to His children. He wants us to trust His Word. It is His desire we experience VICTORY in our daily lives, regardless of our circumstances or age. His Voice often comes through songs and sermons. Lately, we’ve been challenged from the Book of Joshua to possess our promised land. We want …
I will always think of the month of June as “Father’s Day” celebrations! I’m grateful to have been raised by a godly father who left me precious memories of our times together. When I was a teenager, he had a weekly radio program and I accompanied his singing on the piano and organ. I shared …
Once upon a time there was a child to be born. The child asked God, “They tell me You are sending me to Earth tomorrow. How am I going to live there being so small and helpless?” God replied, “Among the angels, I chose one just for you. Your angel will be waiting for you …
Recently I remembered a simple prayer my Grandmother often spoke over us: “Be healed from the top of your head to the tip of your toes in Jesus’ name!” Matthew 8:5-9 is about the authority of God’s Word. Be encouraged from an ancient commentary by Bishop Homily, page 85, titled: “ONLY SAY THE WORD” “Lord, …
When God healed my body in 1982, He changed everything! He took away fear of death and gave me HOPE of eternal life through a relationship with Jesus. He gave me a PURPOSE for my life! No matter how dreams fell apart, nor how the enemy tried to defeat me, I have “stayed-in-love” with Him and He has …
In the Bible there are many examples how God uses temptations, trials and tests in our life to conform us to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ. Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. In Deuteronomy 32:11 we read how God …
One of the first Speakers for our Prison Ministry Retreats was Bill Yount. He spoke memorable prophetic words over us and we saw it happen! However, many California Prison Facilities have remained closed since Covid. May we PROCLAIM AGAIN God’s promise in Bill’s prophetic Word. “TREASURES” “Like man, My most valuable …
Although many Holidays have passed since my first Christmas inside a prison, a treasured memory returns every year to my mind. I smile as I picture again the old, upright piano and a happy Prison-Chaplain at Christmas. The middle keys were broken and I had learned to “avoid” playing them so the women could sing …
Thankfulness is a skill we learn best by seeing it modeled. I’m grateful to have grown-up hearing the words “thank you” continually. I saw my Mother and Grandmother often writing lovely thank you notes. Even when things were difficult, they still gave thanks to God because they believed Our Heavenly Father loves His children and …