Barney* has always been on the fringe of Christian fellowship. He's almost finished with a seven year prison sentence for hurting his own children by abusing them physically...
But if ye bite and devour one another,
take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. Galatians 5:15 I love the Lord and I love His church. The Bible instructs us to love both God and His family... Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. II Corinthians 5:17 The Lord continues to use my life for His glory, and for the salvation of many. Thanks to Jesus, my life is moving forward and much good is being accomplished... I'm exhausted! It has been a busy few days as my congregation had our first of two special Family Day events in the prison's large recreation yard...
Prison has a way of causing a man to spend a lot of time in quiet introspection as well as in reliving the past and rekindling memories of yesteryear...
In recent days God has been providing me with more opportunities to be used as an instrument of His grace and to provide counsel and advice to those who ask for it...
I had hoped to take a sabbatical back in March, and I did make an attempt at it, but I guess I didn't get all the rest I needed...
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee;
and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall a flame kindle upon thee. Isaiah 43:2 The Lord has promised that when I go through the storms and fiery trials of life, He will always be with me... My beloved chaplain had the weekend off to be with his family. So yesterday I had to conduct the Sunday morning service...
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AuthorDavid Berkowitz |