June 2005

Simple Things

6/30/2005

For whosoever shall give you a cup
of water to drink in My name, because
ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto
you, he shall not lose his reward.
Mark 9:41

Mike’s Sister Dee* is dying. She’s forty-five years old, living in an apartment in New York City, and has AIDS...

Love

6/28/2005

Beloved, let us love one another: For love is of God;
and everyone that loveth is born of God,
and knoweth God.
I John 4:7

A short while ago I returned to my cell after attending this evening’s Bible study in our chapel. The teacher talked about love and he used I John 4:7-21 as his text...

A Home for Outcasts

6/26/2005

Truly I say to you that the tax-gatherers and harlots
Will get into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 21:31 NASB

This morning the prison’s chapel was full. We had an unusually large turnout for the service, including some new men who recently transferred here from other facilities...

Sifted As Wheat

6/23/2005

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold,
Satan hath desired to have you, that he
may sift you as wheat.
Luke 22:31

If we truly want to follow Jesus Christ, then I assure you, the devil will test us to see if our faith is genuine, and if our love for God is real...

"Triple Six"

6/15/2005

Recently my friend Lorenzo, a Native American who grew up on a reservation and has seen much suffering in the lives of his family members from alcohol and other drugs, told me about the gang activity in his area...

Gangbangers

6/14/2005

In the United States of America as well as in many places throughout the world, tens of thousands of our youth are joining gangs...

Cruel Mockings

6/11/2005

And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings,
yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment.
Hebrews 11:36

Throughout the centuries many Christians have experienced ridicule and beatings...

Rejoicing At Lies

6/9/2005

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad:
For great is your reward in heaven.
Matthew 5:11-12

Earlier this month I wrote how that I had been falsely accused of engaging in a homosexual relationship with another prisoner...

June 2005

Simple Things

Love

A Home for Outcasts

Sifted As Wheat

"Triple Six"

Gangbangers

Cruel Mockings

Rejoicing At Lies

Full of Troubles

Showing Strength

The Self-Destruction of Gary Evans

God's Surprise

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