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It’s HAPPENING…. In my last newsletter, I shared with you our plan to go mobile by moving into an RV and traveling throughout the country.  Well, we are now very close.  As you know, we have been hard at work to get our house on the market. We weren’t sure how much our house would…

What was once just a thought, a dream, is becoming a reality. As crazy as it may sound, we have put our house up for sale, purchased an RV, and are soon to hit the road. We are planning to be among the ‘full-time RV families.’  I know what many people will be thinking: “How…

Reaching Hundreds Everyday The world is indeed different than it has ever been. With the rise of the internet, lifestyles have changed substantially. It is now perfectly possible to never leave your house and yet make a good living. It is also perfectly possible to never leave the house for any reason. Literally everything a…

“In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.” – Proverbs 14:26 There have been a lot of misconceptions about the fear of God. Some would go to the extreme of saying that we ought not fear God at all, because ‘perfect love casts out…

I recently read a comment on a video I was in that went something like this, “Minister: ‘I try to raise my children according to the Bible.’ Also Minister: ‘I spank my kids.’” In other words, this commenter seemed to think it quite the contradiction that a person who claims to follow the teachings of…

Cutting Out Parts of the Bible Is the Word of God worth defending? Are there some parts, which might taboo in the world today, better left out of public conversation? Should we shy away from talking about certain issues because they might offend someone?  There’s a great temptation among Christians to hold back in silence…

What if your stance on Biblical truth jeopardized your livelihood? Would you stay silent? Should we speak freely regarding all Biblical truth? Is it ok to shy away from certain issues to avoid suffering and loss? These are questions that we need to take really seriously right now. There are many Christians who are being scared into…

There has been a growing trend in parenting. It’s raising what’s called ‘free-range’ kids. The idea is similar to chickens. Chickens are often cooped up in a… coop. These coops are where most of us get our eggs from. However, there has, over the last few decades, appeared on the shelves of our grocery stores…

Have you heard about the latest study that has come out on spanking? What were the results? “Spankings are ineffective and harmful for children” is the usual answer. I have nothing against studies, but these studies have always been suspect to me. I myself was spanked as a kid. I didn’t turn out so great…