December 19, 2018
I’m sure you know the story. A young, poor couple, the girl pregnant yet a virgin, traveling on their way to register for a census. The days were completed. The time had come for the baby–announced by an angel and prophesied long before–to be born. They couldn’t find housing, so she gave birth in a […]
Read More →March 8, 2018
Have you prayed for something for so long, with no answer, that you’ve begun to doubt that it’ll ever happen? You might even think it’s impossible.My husband and I, along with an army of people from our former church in California, have had such an ongoing request. Last night, we received news so wonderful that […]
Read More →December 27, 2012
In one year, everything has changed for our friend Chester. This time last year, he wanted his life to end. Now his heart sings with joy indescribable. His life has purpose. It matters. Chester has lived inside San Quentin for close to 20 years, incarcerated for 50-years-to-life because of three robberies. The combined total amount […]
Read More →December 19, 2008
What an odd week before Christmas for me. The jury I’ve been serving on all week just reached a verdict and tomorrow I’ll go caroling at San Quentin State Prison. Justice, law, condemnation, and grace fill my thoughts instead of sugar plums and candy canes. It may seem a strange time of year to write about […]
Read More →December 15, 2008
Chester, a man who lives down the road from me, is deeply in need of prayer from brothers and sisters in Christ this week. He is despairing of life and has even entertained thoughts of taking his life. Chester lives inside San Quentin State Prison, and his name is not really Chester. He has been […]
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