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Christ with me,Christ before me,Christ behind me,Christ in me,Christ beneath me,Christ above me,Christ on my right,Christ on my left,Christ when I lie down,Christ when I sit down,Christ when I arise.

Before the service started last Sunday (Father’s Day), I sensed God might be sending me into a new ministry. “Where do You want me to serve You, Lord,” I asked. “On your knees,” He answered.  

Why did C. S. Lewis submit himself to the constant demands and badgering of Mrs. Moore (Minto)? Perhaps it was part of his schemata to forget himself, to not think too highly of himself, to be a servant of Christ. When I can accept every accusation and insult without anger or resentment, then I am […]

Yet I am always with You;    You hold me by my right hand.                You guide me with Your counsel,    and afterward You will take me into glory. Psalm 73:23-24 It’s a given that God is always with you through His Holy Spirit who came to live in you when you accepted Jesus as your Savior. The question […]

I met with Tyler yesterday at the county jail where I’m a chaplain. He’s struggling with having lost his daughter to foster care when he got busted several months ago. We were studying the story of the rich ruler whom Jesus asked to sell everything he had and come follow Him, when he asked me […]

Love is doing what is best for the other person. What is best for you, Jesus? “The relationship, Patrick. It’s always been the relationship.” March 12, 2020

Yesterday (every Monday) was my chaplain day at the county jail I serve as a volunteer chaplain. I had received an email from one of the program officers the day before (Sunday):“See request below from [the name of the young woman]. She would like to meet with you if you can add her to your […]

I posted this yesterday, but the graphic came out too small. I redid it. I am using this as an illustration with inmates to explain how they can be born-again believers and go back to using alcohol or drugs or commit crimes again when they get out of jail. The message is that they need […]

I was in Ireland for ten days in May and kept a journal of the trip. This is my entry for May 18th while I was in Tipperary and given a tour by the Reverend Michael O’Meara, a volunteer minister at the Church of St. Mary’s (Church of Ireland, which is what the Anglican churches […]

David Wilkerson, the founder of Adult and Teen Challenge and the author of The Cross and the Switchblade, is one of my favorite writers because he spent so much time in prayer and meditation that his messages are like they came from God Himself. God is Faithful is a compilation of his writings in a […]