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. [...]
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. [...]
February 2025 Â LOVE IS BIGGER Â Dear Friend in Christ: Â 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,. [...]
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. [...]
November 2024 OUR PROVIDER Dear Friend in Christ: A key to life is having a proper perspective on what’s going on and knowing Who is in control. There are many pressures that we face as we prepare to enter 2025. But we’ve learned that God is not only Holy, Almighty,. [...]
Dear Friend in Christ: Have you ever been betrayed by someone close to you? Most people would answer, “yes.” A much harder question would be, “Have you ever betrayed someone close to you?” The tragic truth is most people have but would never admit it. Certainly, most of us can. [...]
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. [...]