Letters from Prison

Sunday, March 31, 2019 - This morning, in my reading through the Scriptures, I came to the lengthy genealogies found in the opening 15 chapters of I Chronicl...

Friday, March 29, 2019 - King Hezekiah was a rarity in Judah. He was only one of eight kings who “did right in the sight of the Lord.” Hezekiah, unlike the m...

Thursday, March 28, 2019 - I am having the amazing privilege of reading quickly through the Old Testament. I love the Old Testament. And reading it straight ...

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - Being in prison is a mixed bag. I get regular meals, which I don’t even have to prepare, a warm room (and my unit is even air-con...

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - Today, I finished reading C.S. Lewis’ The Problem of Pain, which was interesting; but after reading five C.S. Lewis books while her...

Monday, March 25, 2019 - I was so blessed and encouraged to have Kathie visit me today, especially since she has been feeling so poorly. I realized last week...

Sunday, March 24, 2019 - You cannot argue with statistics – at least when they’re accurate. I read one the other day about church growth in the United States...

Saturday, March 23, 2019 - “Deliver those who are being taken away to death and those who are staggering to slaughter, O hold them back. If you say, ‘See, we...

Friday, March 22, 2019 - I just read a truly excellent article by Jerry Trousdale and Glenn Sunshine called “Unleashing the Kingdom on Toxic Worldviews and D...

Thursday, March 21, 2019 - “For God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (I Samuel 16:76). God did...

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - One thing I’ve grown to understand is that our present prison system is highly inadequate when it comes to prisoner reform. Stati...

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - “But those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the flesh, but those who are of the Spirit, things of the Spirit. For ...

Monday, March 18, 2019 The Christian’s secret weapon is prayer! It is sometimes hard for me to grasp this fact, but it is very true! That’s why we’re told to...

Sunday, March 17, 2019 - I was blessed again to have Kathie, William, and Josiah visit me. But I am still concerned that Kathie still seems to be very tired ...

Saturday, March 16, 2019 - Today was a blessing to me. I felt truly called of the Lord to be here in this place. Another prisoner, “J,” calls me a “missionar...

Friday, March 15, 2019 - “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkn...

Thursday, March 14, 2019 - “In the multitude of people is a king’s glory, but in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin” (Proverbs 14:28). Despite the hundr...

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - Today would have been my dad’s 97th birthday. He passed away in 2009 after a two-year struggle recovering from a broken hip. Alth...

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - I believe God has given us a very detailed account of His deliverance of the Israelites and their journey and conquest of the promi...

Monday, March 11, 2019 - Last evening, just as I’d finished writing in my journal, a man knocked on my cell door. I motioned him inside. He said something to...