Letters from Prison

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - In prison, there are days when one gets inclined to be discouraged and other days when one is encouraged. H...

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - A friend of mine recently wrote to me: “A very successful pastor of a colleague of mine was just diagnosed...

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - For anyone in prison, not just me, we always enjoy receiving encouraging letters. One I received yesterday f...

Monday, February 10, 2020 - “…I have heard so many ministers say, ‘Those are social issues which the gospel has nothing to do with,’ and ...

Sunday, February 9, 2020 - At some point yesterday, I had mentioned in an email to Kathie about my encounter with “G” (see Feb. 8, 2020 –...

Saturday, February 8, 2020 - Today I had an interesting encounter with “G.” He’s been here longer than me, and like me, originally hails ...

Friday, February 7, 2020 - I praise the Lord that He continues to uphold me and undergird me, surrounding me with His angels. His Word co...

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - “Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:4). On...

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - Patience, waiting on the Lord, and endurance are common themes in Scripture. We find them over and over aga...

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - “The Lord performs righteous deeds ad judgments for all who are oppressed” (Psalm 103:6). Justice is a major ...

Monday, February 3, 2020 - On Saturday, a friend of mine who is starting a new ministry to encourage the church in the United States to r...

Sunday, February 2, 2020 This morning I read a passage in Isaiah 61 that got me thinking. The first seven verses are clearly a prophecy a...

Saturday, February 1, 2020 - Today, after our Bible study, “R,” who I consider a student of the Bible, told me, “You know, I’ve never stu...

Friday, January 17, 2020 - If I picked a single theme for Ephesians 3, it would be the power of God through His Spirit in us. This power ...

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - An inmate I’ve gotten to know today preached in our weekly chapel service, looking at the example of Peter i...

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 This morning we are surrounded by a very dense fog when everything in a prison seems to switch to panic mode....

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - This morning, in contemplation of Matthew 16:19, where Jesus tells us that when we are loosed from the bondag...

Monday, January 13, 2020 - “Thus says the Lord, ‘Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, ...

Sunday, January 12, 2020 - “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in hea...

Saturday, January 11, 2020 - One of the most difficult things I’ve had to grapple with coming to Ashland Federal “Correctional Institutio...