December 2016 Wonderful Counselor – Awesome Comforter Dear Friends & Prayer Partners, Greetings in the Name of our Wonderful Counselor, Jesus Christ, Who is also Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) It is my supposition that…
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Safely Home
November 2016 Safely Home Not only is this title appropriate for me to say that I am so very thankful to be safely home after six and a half weeks in Ukraine and Germany and so many miles traveled on…
Fall Mission Trip
October 2016 Dear Friends & Ministry Partners, By the time you receive this letter, Rick may be leaving Ukraine and going to Germany for the last leg of this mission trip. I told him I would do the prayer letter…
September 2016 Prayer Letter
September 2016 Mission Trip Begins Rick and Sam Hough are leaving early September 9 to begin their mission trip. Please pray for safety, for wisdom in their teaching, and for God to prepare the way with open hearts to hear…
Loving the Lord, Living Life, and Keeping Busy
August 2016 “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 Loving the Lord, Loving Life, and Keeping Busy! This is how I sometimes reply to the…
The Price of Freedom Revisited
July 2016 The Price of Freedom Revisited It is obvious even to the casual observer who occasionally listens to news reports that we are living in the “perilous times”, which the apostle Paul prophesied. So, even though the corruption of…
Does it Really Matter if the Days of Creation were Literal Days or Long Ages?
Does It Really Matter If the Days of Creation Were Literal Days or Long Ages? -Rick Deighton- Yes, it does. The main reason it matters that God actually did create everything in six days is the nature and character of…
The Privilege and Responsibility of Fatherhood
June 2016 The Privilege and Responsibility of Fatherhood As I write these words I am listening to Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk broadcast on June 6, 2016 – the 72nd anniversary of the D Day landing on the beaches of…
My Tribute
May 2016 My Tribute I am glad to begin my tribute with the words from Andreʹ Crouch’s famous song, “My Tribute”, “If I never had a problem, I wouldn’t know that He could solve them…..To God be the glory for…
The Treasure of Friendship
April 2016 The Treasure of Friendship Years ago our friends, Sam and Pam Harsin, gave us the “Irish Blessing” picture that hangs on the wall just inside our front door (across from “Only One Life – It will soon be…