September, 2026 THE PROMISED LAND Dear Friend in Christ: Blessings to you in Jesus’ name! As we move towards another change of seasons in the natural, we also recognize we are stepping into a new season spiritually and circumstantially. I want to give you a brief update on CSM. [...]
Dear Friends of CSM: “Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me bless His holy name! For he has done great things, bless His holy name!” I’ve had this classic praise chorus, inspired by Psalm 103, on my heart these days. When you are going through. [...]
August 2026 GOD IS CALLING YOU Dear Friend in Christ: “[I pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of. [...]
July 2026 DISCIPLESHIP THROUGH LOVE Dear Friend in Christ: I pray you are having a wonderful July thus far. We appreciate you so much, especially during this season of personal and ministry challenges. In mid-June, I was finally cleared to come home to Mobile from UAB Hospital in Birmingham following. [...]
FELLOWSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP  Dear Friend:  Today, I write to you from my temporary residence in Birmingham, Alabama, where I have lived for more than a month now, and will be here until mid-June. Much has happened since my previous two Pastoral Letters on “Worship: Where God’s Mercy and Our. [...]
WORSHIP — PART TWO Dear Friend in Christ: I hope you are well this month and enjoying God’s favor. Here in the United States, we are celebrating, honoring, and praying for our school graduates. For our grads and their loved ones, let me just give my most sincere congratulations. If. [...]
WORSHIP Dear Friend in Christ: Here in the Northern Hemisphere, “Spring has sprung,” as flowers and trees blossom in all of their glory, snowpacks melt and slake the thirst of rivers and lakes, and birdsong echoes across hills and valleys. Wherever you are in the world, I pray you are. [...]
RETURN Dear Friend in Christ: Years ago, I was traveling on mission in Mexico with a group of men from Covenant Church of Mobile. I was serving as Senior Pastor for Covenant Church, and we had been partnering with a local pastor to build a building and help further establish. [...]
{On this second anniversary of the passing of Charles Simpson, we share with you a special presentation of his August 2017 Pastoral Letter.} Publication: Pastoral Letter, August 2017 Angels Unaware Dear Friend in Christ: Several months ago, my friend, author Keith Hueftle, sent me his new book entitled The Hesed. [...]
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE Dear Friend in Christ: I cried a little bit the other night …tears of gratitude and joy. Our daughter, Victoria Grace, received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Wake Forest University. This was the next major step in what has been a 14-year odyssey. [...]
GOD SO LOVED Dear Friend in Christ: By the power, wisdom, and vision of the Holy Spirit, the Old Testament prophets saw the coming Messiah hundreds of years before His birth. They saw and rebuked Israel’s sin and waywardness; they saw and proclaimed God’s judgment; and they saw God’s redemptive. [...]
 November 2025 BROTHER BILLY  Dear Friend in Christ:  Here in the United States, November is the month we celebrate Thanksgiving. In this letter, I want to give thanks to God for the life of our beloved Brother Billy Duke, who recently went home to be with. [...]