Well, it’s 2011, and no doubt someone will wish you a “HAPPY” NEW YEAR! Do you know the origin of the word “happy”? It comes from the now-archaic word “hap,” which means “a chance occurrence.” By definition, then, the only way for you to be “HAP-py” during any of the coming 365 days is for the circumstances of your life …
LOOKING BACK IS THE KEY TO MOVING FORWARD
Dear Fellow Member in Particular, Well, here we are in the last month of the year 2010. As I begin to write this letter to you, I am sobered by the reality that another year of my life is almost gone, and my recent November birthday tells me that it was #67. As I begin this letter by sharing some …
THE ULTIMATE TREASURE HUNT
My prayer is that this letter finds you rejoicing in the Lord Jesus and in the awesome privilege of knowing and serving him. I pray that, in this ever-darkening world, you are shining more brightly each day as a living epistle of his love and truth. How great to know that Jesus is “The Man,” and that he is “in …
HOW BIG IS YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER TO YOU?
May our GREAT BIG WONDERFUL GOD touch your heart as you read and digest what I pray are inspired and encouraging words that will help increase your faith and enable you to see your heavenly Father BIGGER than ever. I’m hoping they will do the same for me. By the way, if you have not read the September FRUIT OF …
FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST, DO SOMETHING!
Dear Fellow Follower of Jesus Christ, Once again it is a joy to sit down at my computer with the goal of putting together some clusters of letters, i.e., words, that will enlighten you, inspire you, and, most of all, touch your heart with some of the heart of our Lord Jesus Christ. Having had the great privilege this summer …
THE HOPE OF FREEDOM!
Dear Freedom Fighter, “Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing. Let the whole world know there’s a day of reckoning. Let the weak be strong, let the ‘right’ be wrong. Roll the stone away; let the guilty pay. It’s Independence Day.” So says Martina McBride in her song, Independence Day. I don’t know her religious persuasion, but the Word …
A TALE OF TWO BODIES
Dear Earthen Epistle, It is once again a joy for me to sit down at my little black box and focus on the Lord, the Word, and you in order to share with you something both informational and inspirational, both educational and edifying. It never ceases to amaze me how God set it up so that little clusters of letters …
“DO WHAT YOU CAN DO”
Greetings in the powerful Name of Jesus Christ, he who is alive and well as God’s “right hand Man,” he who is Head of the Christian Church, the called out who have answered the call. It is a joy for me to be a part of the Body of Christ with you. I love you, and I thank you for …
A MATTER OF DEATH AND LIFE
Greetings in Jesus’ wonderful name! It is both a joy and a privilege to share some of my heart and the Word of God with you. As I write this, many hundreds of faces and names come up in my mind, as well as many fond memories of times spent with so many precious saints who are reading this letter. …
HOT BIBLE AND BREAKING NEWS
Dear Co-worker in Christ, May you this day cleave to the heart of our Lord Jesus and vividly reflect his glory to those in your world. John Lynn here, and it is a joy to have this opportunity to share some of the Word and my heart with you, as we live yet another day behind enemy lines. As the …
