May 2012: City of Mystery

Allegory:  n. a story used for teaching, in which people, things, and happenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning. Here’s a brief allegory I wrote a few years ago . . .  In a faraway land laden with abundant peace and joy and cloaked in wondrous mystery, a fair and lovely city nestles serenely and securelyContinue reading “May 2012: City of Mystery”

April 2012: Who We Are at Life Enrichment Services, Inc

We hope you’ve noticed by now that the word enrich is very much a part of our worldwide ministry, our local ministry, and our personal lives.  The word enrich comes from 1 Corinthians 1: 4 – 9 in the New Testament portion of the Bible where the apostle Paul prayed that God would enrich the Jesus believers in the city of CorinthContinue reading “April 2012: Who We Are at Life Enrichment Services, Inc”

March 2012: A Startling Statistic

The United Nations Bureau of Statistical Statistics just released their findings from a decades-long study recently completed.  Here’s that startling statistic:    “Since the dawn of human history there has always been one death per person!”  What an amazing and startling statistic.  You know, don’t you, there is no such Bureau in the UN?  But you alsoContinue reading “March 2012: A Startling Statistic”

February 2012: The End is Near

 I hope you’re not one of them, but there are millions of believers in Jesus around the world who live almost every moment of every day with horrible, paralyzing fear.  Fear of what?  Fear of a period of time called the “end times” or the “last days.”  Where does the fear and dread come from?  ItContinue reading “February 2012: The End is Near”

January 2012: Happy New Year

You’ve seen it on television…people on some South Pacific islands celebrating the new year first, then Australia, then New Zealand, and finally the big ball dropping in Times Square in New York City with thousands of people shouting the countdown from the number 10.  What really changes for YOU at that pivotal moment in time—at 12:01Continue reading “January 2012: Happy New Year”

December 2011: Merry Christmas

[Note:  Some of you may have the strange feeling you’ve read some of this before.  You have!  Last December. We received such an overwhelming response from it last year, that we feel God wants us to repeat some of it this year . . . especially for our thousands of new readers who’ve joined usContinue reading “December 2011: Merry Christmas”

November 2011: Forgiveness

First, I want to wish each of you a very thank-full Thanksgiving during this month we celebrate a national day of thanksgiving TO GOD! here in USAmerica. I hope you’re living a daily lifestyle of thanks-living, not merely saying you’re thankful! The Real Road To Wellville  A few years ago Hollywood produced a movie entitledContinue reading “November 2011: Forgiveness”

October 2011: How We Got The Bible

For years, many of my students and friends—and some in my family—have asked me to write my autobiography.  I did! And it’s now hot off the press and presently available for you to order from me or from amazon.com, both as a paperback and as an e-reader.    If you order it directly from me, I’ll autograph yourContinue reading “October 2011: How We Got The Bible”

September 2011: Anniversary Issue

Happy Second Anniversary! Each September’s issue of The Traveler is devoted to reviewing the previous 12 months of The Traveler . . . and personal events in our lives.  The Traveler is usually only three pages in length; each September, it is four pages.  We began publishing The Traveler two years ago in September 2009.  At first, we planned to provide it by e-mailContinue reading “September 2011: Anniversary Issue”

August 2011: Three Essential Qualities

I usually ask God about six months ahead of its “publication” date what He wants me to write in The Traveler that you will read six months later.  When He informs me what He wants me to write, then I start studying the Bible, praying about it, and writing that issue.  For example, I began writing this issueContinue reading “August 2011: Three Essential Qualities”