My Word!

My Word!

by | Jan 22, 2019 | Encouragement, Life Lessons

“Nor should there be obscenity…” (Ephesians 5:4). Look, I’m no prude. I can cuss with the best of them, quite inventively in fact; always could turn a phrase vile and crude going all the way back to my preadolescent days; still keep up a thriving practice in my head;...
World of the Free to Choose

World of the Free to Choose

by | Dec 18, 2018 | Encouragement, Life Lessons

This is my version of a Christmas message: I get it. If I lived in a region of melting pot religions like they do in India (Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, and others), where I’m not consistently getting reinforcement for what I believe about my own Christian...
2018 Year-End Update

2018 Year-End Update

by | Dec 5, 2018 | Encouragement

To All, Time marches on toward the inevitable return of Jesus. We are yet another year closer to that anticipated day!  Throughout this past year, many exciting things have happened at Encourage to Faith Ministries. I am grateful. Nevertheless, to God’s children, here...
The Morning Routine

The Morning Routine

by | Nov 10, 2018 | Encouragement, Prayer

I got up and got out all of my important things one recent, sunshiny dawn—Bible, prayer list, devotional, glasses so I could read any of the aforementioned—preparing to start my day like many others, with God, immersing myself in the water of life (Jn 4:14)....
A Place I’m Passing Through

A Place I’m Passing Through

by | Sep 4, 2018 | Challenges, Encouragement

“For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come”  (Hebrews 13:14). I love a long walk through the trails and fields by my home. Sore feet and a tolerable ivy rash are the price I pay. Well worth it. The other day, though, I...