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Incarcerated 14-year-old & God
A special memory from my years doing ministry with the incarcerated: I met Marten at the juvenile facility. He’s 14 and incarcerated for the first time. He came to our Bible study because he said he’d “met God” a few … Continue reading
Hiccups Cured!
A special memory from my years doing jail ministry: One night at the juvenile facility, an incarcerated girl in my Bible study had the hiccups. I excused her to get a drink of water. Then she told me she’d had … Continue reading
OCD – My Child?
Our friend’s five-year-old daughter began exhibiting signs of obsessive compulsive behavior–OCD. The mother consulted her Christian pediatrician who told her to put a stop to it—now! The problem? The little girl would hop on her left foot instead of walking … Continue reading
Posted in DOCTRINE, PEOPLE, RAISING KIDS
Tagged Bible, Christian, hop, Jesus, little girl, OCD, peace, pediatrician, Pray, SONG: THE PARALYTIC
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Big Brian—The Gentle Giant
Brian was big—yet I knew he was gentle. At 17, he began sharing his new faith with the other incarcerated teens. Sometimes because of his size, the younger ones felt compelled to agree with him. One night he was waiting … Continue reading
Posted in DOCTRINE, JAIL & COUNTY JUVENILE FACILITY
Tagged Bible, Christ, Faith, forgive, heaven, incarcerated teens, peace, Pray, sin, SONG: These Inward Trials
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Fellowship on the Beach
Sunday at the beach we met a precious young family who stopped at our Bible Table on their way to fish off the pier. This happy group chatted awhile. Then Fran told her husband to go ahead with the older children … Continue reading
Posted in BEACH, DOCTRINE, PEOPLE
Tagged baptized, Bible study, Bible Table at beach, everlasting joy, fishing off the pier, God, Isaiah 61:7, Marriage, Pray, SONG: AT THE FEET OF JESUS
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No Touch Policy
I’ve discovered that different jails have different rules for Bible study facilitators. Our jail has a “no touch” policy. That means absolutely no hugs or handshakes. One day while clothes shopping I saw a former inmate who had been in … Continue reading
Posted in BEACH, HERE & THERE, JAIL & COUNTY JUVENILE FACILITY
Tagged Bible study, Bible table, Christian, forgive, God's love, incarcerated, Jesus, Love, Pray, sin, SONG: John 3:16-18
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Sin—Not Allowed in Heaven
One night at the juvenile hall, I was talking to the boys about sin: “We are all sinners. The one thing not allowed in heaven is sin. So everywhere we go, everyone we see up and down the street, EVERYONE … Continue reading
Posted in DOCTRINE, JAIL & COUNTY JUVENILE FACILITY
Tagged Bible, death, hell, Jesus, juvenile hall, Love, Pray, Revelation 21:8, Romans 6:23, sacrifice, Savior, sin, Sin Not Allowed in Heaven, SONG: John 3:16-18
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Teen Atheist
Most incarcerated minors who choose to attend Bible study are searching for God. They recognize they need help and want to turn their lives around. But not all. Jose came to Bible study and boldly stated, “My religion is Atheism. I … Continue reading
Singing in the Caribbean
On another island in the Caribbean I became acquainted with a clerk at the reception desk of a hotel. It being Sunday, I asked him about the churches on his island—I believe we were on Granada that day. He said … Continue reading
Posted in DOCTRINE, HERE & THERE, PEOPLE, TRAVELING
Tagged Anglican, Bible, Bible study, Catholic, God, Granada, heaven, Holy Spirit, hotel lobby, Jesus, Lord, Methodist, peace, Pray, singing in the Caribbean, St. Kitts, Sunday, surrender to Jesus
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