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,. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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.. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
HEARING GOD’s VOICE Dear Friend in Christ: September is a volatile weather month in North America as seasons begin to change between Summer and Autumn. Some will see snow while others will face tropical storms and hurricanes. Here in Mobile, we live in what is consistently ranked as “the rainiest. [...]
May 2024 THE PROMISED LAND Dear Friend in Christ: On behalf of our Simpson family and the Charles Simpson Ministries CSM Publishing family, I want to thank you for your continued prayers and financial support for us as we move through this season of grief and transition following the death. [...]
March 2024 Remembering Charles Simpson Dear Friend in Christ: As many of you know, my father, Pastor Charles Simpson, passed away on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2024. He has joined my mother, Carolyn, and Jesus in eternity. Our family and the CSM Team want to thank all of you for. [...]
THE NEXT THING Dear Friend in Christ: It’s hard to believe we’re already more than a full month into 2024. You’ve been in our hearts and prayers. What I’d like to do this month is to follow up on some thoughts we were developing in last month’s Pastoral Letter, “The One. [...]
Dear Friend in Christ: Happy New Year! If you’re like me, it’s taking some time to get used to writing “2024” on your documents. The Latin phrase “Tempus Fugit” is often translated into English as “time flies,” but literally means, “time escapes.” The older I get, the faster time seems to. [...]