 
Publication:, Friday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
 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. […]
Publication:, Monday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
October 2025   THE POWER OF YOUR TESTIMONY  Dear Friend in Christ:  When I was a little boy, I would visit my Grandpa and Grandma Dix at their medical office. Grandpa was a doctor; Grandma was a registered nurse. It was a wonderful place for me; so. […]
Publication:, Tuesday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
September 2025 Dear Friend: A few weeks ago, the bad news just kept coming and coming. Devastating medical news. Financial drought. Multiplied relational issues and disputes that needed to be resolved. Both Susanne and I were battling weariness daily, and we were crying out to God for healing, provision, strength,. […]
Publication:, Tuesday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
Dear Friend in Christ: It gets cold in Volgograd, Russia, in December. That much isn’t a shock. In 1992, a year after Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev had dissolved the USSR, many large Russian cities were heated by large water-heating plants, which pumped hot water through pipes and radiators into. […]
Publication:, Monday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
THE HOPE OF YOUR CALLING-PART ONE Dear Friend in Christ:  I’ve been praying for you. These have been tumultuous times in the United States and around the world. Most of my dearest friends are facing profound battles in their lives right now. I’m asking the Holy Spirit to renew. […]
Publication:, Tuesday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
Dear Friends of CSM: I hope all is well with you as we begin the Summer here in the Northern Hemisphere. This is a special update on the work of the ministry as well as a personal update on Susanne’s health and mine. Thank you for praying for us. We. […]
Publication:, Thursday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
The Law of Liberty Dear Friend in Christ: Usually, we don’t associate the words “law” and “liberty” together. This is due to many factors: We tend to look at life through the lens of the flesh. We do not yet fully understand the nature of salvation and deliverance. We view. […]
Publication:, Monday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
BACK TO THE BASICS  Dear Friend in Christ:  They say, “April showers bring May flowers,” so I hope the flowers are blooming wherever you are. Springtime is when Mobile, Alabama, really shows off with azaleas, dogwoods, magnolias, and roses. Bluebirds, hummingbirds, and cardinals flit about in our trees.. […]
Publication:, Friday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
THE GREATEST STORY Dear Friend in Christ:  I sincerely pray all is well with you. This will be a significant letter with personal health news, a Gatlinburg Conference update, and also some encouragement from God’s Word as we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. I’m truly grateful for your. […]
Publication:, Thursday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
March 2025 STORMWATCH Dear Friend in Christ:  The disciples sought out Jesus and asked Him, “Why do you tell so many parables and stories?”  He replied, “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t been. […]
Publication:, Thursday 2025
Dear Friend in Christ:
February 2025  LOVE IS BIGGER  Dear Friend in Christ:  In many nations, St. Valentine is remembered and honored as a Christian martyr. However, many details of his life are not fully known. After all, he lived more than 1,700 years ago in the small town of Terni,. […]
Publication:, Friday 2024
Dear Friend in Christ:
January 2025 Beginnings Happy New Year! Here at CSM, we send you our love and gratitude for your friendship and support. I want to open this letter and our year together with the prayer that the Apostle Paul prayed for the Christians in the city of Philippi:“I thank my God. […]