Relax!  That’s your key word for the next 30 days. 
 Dear Marissa,
            When you begin to get steamed up over what others are doing and saying, stop yourself by saying, ‘RELAX!”
            And then DO IT!   It won’t be that easy though.  I know that.  So just repeat that one word over and over to yourself.   [...]

Jesus died for the people who murdered Him and all other murderers everywhere.
The following letter is my answer to a young woman who was involved in Satanism and witchcraft.  Evil influences gave her an occasion to murder someone. She was arrested and incarcerated awaiting trial.  She was desperate to know things about God and whether [...]

We tell ourselves what we want to hear!
Dear Charlie,
Thanks for writing again.  As usual, it was good to hear from you.  And I’m glad you felt comfortable about coming to me with your problem.  I guess you already know that I will probably give you a straight answer.  And that’s good.  You wouldn’t want me [...]

I bear about in my body, the marks of the Lord Jesus.
7/17/98
Dear Lance,
Thanks so much for writing.  And it was good to hear that you gave your Bible away.  The devil can never fault us for giving, and especially when our giving is the Word of God.  So praise the Lord!  God will reward you [...]

Regretting those wasted years is merely a new way to waste more time!
Dear Chris,       
I know you regret the many choices you made that led you down a pathway of wasted years.  But, regret doesn’t plant watermelon seeds and grow luscious watermelons.  Regret doesn’t turn the light on in a darkened world.  Living one day in regret [...]

“Accent On Excellence”
I’ve got some lingering elements of insecurity and inferiority hanging around in the recesses of my brain.  I always feel like I’m ‘less than the best’.   But, do you know something?  That’s true!  Absolutely true!
When I was a young boy, I made the mistake of expressing my feelings of inferiority to my mother. She [...]

Dear Marvin,
Man, did you ever write me a good letter, or what?  I really, really, really appreciated all the time you took to give us some feedback on our materials.  No one has ever done that thorough a job of expressing themselves about each one.  And that’s the kind of information I was looking for.  [...]

Dear Darrell,
I accept the challenge to try to help put you back in touch with God.  That is, if that’s what you really want.  You may quickly say, “Yes, that’s what I want.”  And that’s easy to say as long as there is no cost to the search and no pain in the finding and no [...]

2/22/98
Dear James,
Thank you for telling me about that woman who seems to be your enemy and messenger from hell.  If you will pray for that woman, God can save her and fill her with His Spirit and then cause her to go out and help many, many people for the rest of her life; and [...]

Dear Nikisha,
Thanks so much for writing  and for being so free in sharing parts of your life with me.  Those are the kinds of letters I like, because they give me an opportunity to respond and at least try to help in any way that I can.  But, when people write and don’t open up, [...]