The writing is the hardest part.

It is amazing how many page views I am getting even though I am less than faithful in posting regularly. Do not get me wrong, I enjoy writing but it takes time for me to prayerfully contemplate what I am to write. I have to be uninterrupted and  in the "write" frame of mind in order to pour out my heart in a manner that comes across lucid,coherent and means something to others. Being a "stay at home Dad" is not as bad as it sounds but it is not easy to get away for an hour or two to write. I covet your prayers that God will not only allow me to raise my son in a manner that glorifies Him as Father but that He will allow me to share the insights that He is teaching me through my son.

Now that I am back full swing into prison ministry, raising Elijah by day and in prisons on nights and weekends. It's kind of like a dysfunctional work release or backwards furlough. I am overwhelmed by God's provision for our family, yet I am eager to write articles that will provide value for those who are incarcerated, their families and those called to minister to them.

Ministering to men who are incarcerated takes on a whole new perspective now that I am a father. I see men who are going to get out of prison after "paying their debt to society" and yet still have a broken road back to their families and particular the children they left behind. I encourage them to focus on their relationship with their Heavenly Father and rely on His love for them. Then they can share that redemptive love with their children. They can also lean on that unconditional love of The Father when their children are slow or reluctant to love them back. Healing takes time but I have witnessed the unfailing love of God mend many broken relationships in my life.

Please remember our family in your faithful prayers to our Father as we labor to bring the gospel of His love to broken sons and daughters. Remember, Faith is the Foundation For Freedom

In His Service,

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