Posts from 2018
2018: Year in Review
It is hard to believe that 2018 will be over very soon and we will be welcoming the new year. This year seems to have flown by and so I want to take some time to review all that God has done at The Refuge in 2018. Proverbs 16:9 says: “The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” I cannot think of a better verse to describe the year that we had at The Refuge.…
June Update #2
I would like to follow up CJ’s announcement that he is leaving The Refuge to accept a new ministry position in Michigan with a few thoughts about CJ and his impact at The Refuge. I won’t hide from the fact that CJ leaving is a big deal. CJ is the founder of The Refuge, it was his burden and vision that led to The Refuge becoming a reality. CJ is the guy who has the natural connection with people enslaved…
June Update #1
Proverbs 16:9 “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” It is with mixed emotions that I type this, but at the same time I’m confident that the Lord knows exactly what HE is doing. I will be stepping down as the Director of Ministries at The Refuge. My family and I will be moving to another state where I have accepted a call to serve as the Program Director at a men’s residential facility…
Fleeting Pleasures of Sin or Pleasures Forevermore?
Jeremiah 2:13 “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.” This is becoming my favorite passage of Scripture to use in counseling, especially in working with men that are struggling with addictions or life-dominating sins. There are basically three questions we need to be asking ourselves or those we are counseling in light of this passage. #1 Where are…