Is Hope During Suffering Possible?
Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m a bit of a wimp. I don’t like pain or suffering. And I can spend a lot of time trying to prevent it. Since I embrace the challenge of researching remedies and solutions to health challenges, I am continually exposed to all the junk and toxins our environment is bombarded…
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Update from Duane–April 25, 2019
Hello from beautiful Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Our family always enjoys coming back to PA where we know so many people, but our time always runs out before we are able to connect with everyone we’d like to. We are blessed and grateful for the men and women we connect with who are pursuing God and advancing…
[ Read More ]The Resurrection Power in Your Life
It’s springtime! (insert contented sigh) The incredible beauty of tree buds uncurling and transforming into fresh, green leaves. Swelling buds crack open, no longer able to contain their incredible joy, and tender plants are bursting forth in vibrant colors. In another month, the details of a single blossom may be overlooked, but for now it…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–April 11, 2019
Hello from our home! Our family has been enjoying beautiful springtime-in-the-mountains. We leave again this weekend, but have been glad for a brief “touch-down” time at home before this upcoming tour. Our daughter, Alisha, had a heart catheterization and biopsy last week. The report was excellent, and we are so grateful to God for her…
[ Read More ]Are You More Free Than A Prisoner?
What does it mean to be free? This past week our family, along with a number of other volunteers and instructors, were ministering at a South Carolina prison. I wish I could fully describe what happened within the confines of electrical fencing surrounding the prison compound, but I will share a few snapshots of the…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–March 14, 2019
Hello everyone. Our family is preparing for our ministry focus at Perry Correctional Institution this next week. Please continue to pray for this focus! We will be spending just under forty hours with approximately fifty inmates and about twenty-six volunteers to assist us. I’m excited about the experienced volunteers who are capable in leading group…
[ Read More ]What About Judging Others?
Perhaps it’s happened to you. Maybe on several occasions. You were hurt by a judgmental attitude; their words and condemning spirit cutting to the core. Perhaps it hurt deeply because it came from someone you considered spiritually mature or a close friend. Someone you thought would understand your heart and motives. But instead of caring…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–February 28, 2019
Hello to each of you. We are enjoying a beautiful spring-like day at home. We thank God for being with us again during the past tour schedule. Our whole family enjoys the ministry tours, but our home time is also special. It takes significant more mental alertness during our traveling ministry focus. Being at home…
[ Read More ]The Chastening (Dealing With Long-Term Illness)
This past year was a tough one for me. My eczema and side-effects of my medication usually keeps me awake at night. A lot. So during the nights, I’m praying for whoever comes to my mind, and I’m writing. And until He chooses to heal me, I’m learning to be thankful for what I’m learning,…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–February 14, 2019
Today is a cold, rainy day as we travel through Virginia on our way to Pennsylvania. As I’m reflecting over the past few weeks, I am grateful for many things. A relationship with God. For my wife who desires to love God above all else. My daughters who are seeking God’s face, and for the…
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