Love – a Many Splendored Thing – or a Many Splintered Thing? Last month when a good friend glanced at the title for our lead article in our prayer letter, he misread it “a many splintered thing.” His response is…
Author: Rick Deighton
Love is a Many Splendored Thing
“Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” Amen! Some of you will probably remember this classic love song about romantic love which had such an inspiring melody that it was later transformed into a Christian song about the love of God.…
A Tribute to and Insight from R.C. Sproul
A Tribute to and Insight from R.C. Sproul The renowned R.C. Sproul, Christian apologist, author, pastor-teacher, and professor, died of pulmonary disease on December 14 – just last month. Here are a few words that I wrote about him for…
The Man Upstairs?
December 2017 “The Man Upstairs”? Have you heard the expression, “the man upstairs,” in reference to God? I want to ask anyone using this expression, “Do you mean the One who is Lord of lords and King of kings –…
Most Richly Blessed
November 2017 Most Richly Blessed Rick Deighton Many of you have probably encountered this poem sometime in your earthly journey: I asked for strength that I might achieve greater things; He made me weak that I might do better things.…
October 2017 – Mission Trip
October 2017 A Note from Della Thank you once again for your prayer support for Rick as he is in Ukraine. He called me a couple of times while he and Tony VanManen were “on the go” (waiting for trains,…
Not a Lecture
Not a Lecture In our August letter we gave you the link to see my presentation of, “Monstrous Problems – Awesome God,” for Apologetics Forum on July 28. In the link it directs you to look under “Lectures.” However, I…
True Truth + Excellent Evidences = Legitimate Liberty
August 2017 True Truth + Excellent Evidences = Legitimate Liberty (This is valid for countries as well as individuals.) To follow up on our April theme of Many Infallible Proofs and to follow up on last month’s emphasis on love…
Is It Important to Always tell the Truth?
July 2017 Is It Important to Always Tell the Truth? Ravi Zacharias commented on a broadcast that an interviewer asked him if it is important to always tell the truth. Ravi responded with a question for him: “Do you want…
What Do We Choose to Celebrate? Spiritual Warfare/Cultural Warfare
June 2017 What Do We Choose to Celebrate? Spiritual Warfare/Cultural Warfare The American tradition for many decades has been to celebrate weddings in June – because June has been the most popular month for weddings. And what is a wedding?…