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  • Holding On When Everything Falls Apart

    Trials don’t just break hearts. They break marriages. Or try...

  • Weep With Those Who Weep

    Have you ever been with someone in a difficult situation,...

  • The Sustaining Faithfulness of God

    Dear friend, God’s love is relentless, and even in the...

  • God’s Faithfulness—Yesterday, Today and Always

    Dear Friend, This year, BY the GRACE of GOD, we...

  • How Do You Respond to the Tough Stuff?

    We are praying diligently for everyone affected by the devastating...

  • How to Become A Good First Responder

    Recently we received a call from a close friend needing...

  • Why aren’t they “over it” yet?

    Recently we were privileged but saddened to attend the memorial...

  • Father’s Day Thoughts From Charlie

    When I think of Father’s Day, my heart goes in...

  • Understanding Grief

    Grief is hard to understand until you’ve lived it, and...

  • Something Special is Coming!

    Grief is something common to everyone, but few of us...

  • Thinking of You on Mother’s Day 

    I just had to slow down for a moment to...

  • Comfort Like No Other!

    As you know, God made man in His image and...

  • We Are Podcasting!

    Our dear friend, the legendary John Tesh, invited us to...

  •  Our New Podcast Is Coming Soon!

    We are SO happy and excited to announce the beginning...

  • You Are SO Loved

    Sending Love from Our Hearts to Yours As the world...

  • A Bruised Reed

    The song, A Bruised Reed, was written from a beloved...

  • Jesus Cares For Your Hurts

    Please keep in mind: The Lord deeply cares for the...

  • Invaluable Wisdom and Insight

    Joyce Meyer: “This Wisdom and Insight is Invaluable for You...

  • How To Help Your Grieving Friend

    How to Help Your Grieving Friend: A Few Guidelines To...

  • The Story Behind the Song “One With the Lord”

    What I remember the most about writing this song is...

  • Hide In Him

    Many years ago when our ministry was still fairly young...

  • The Power Of Singing Worship Songs

    Before I (Charlie) became a Christian at 19 and going...

  • I Am With You

    What a comforting promise from our Father! We are NEVER...

  • God Is Our Refuge

    After a very powerful evening of worship years ago, I...

  • Looking To the Lord

    Happy New Year, Friend! This seems like such a shallow...

  • Giving It ALL To You, Lord!

    Giving it ALL to You Lord! We want to share...

  • Live From Home, Vol. 3

    If you missed our recent Facebook Live worship session (or...

  • Songs Of Deliverance, Vol. 2

    Welcome to Songs Of Deliverance, Vol. 2! We pray this...

  • Live From Home, Vol. 2

    Let’s take a 15-minute praise break! As we hide ourselves...

  • Live From Home, Vol. 1

    Join us as we share truth from God’s promises and...

  • Songs Of Deliverance, Vol. 1

    Dear Friend, As the storm rages on the outside, we...

  • God Is With You!

    We want to share a song with you today that...

  • You Don’t Have To Be Afraid!

    During this troubled time in our nation and the world,...

  • Thanksgiving 2019

    We have SO MUCH to be thankful for,so let’s share...

  • God’s Love Remains!

    Out of the ashes of pain, despair, disappointment, anger, sorrow,...

  • 2018 Christmas Greeting

    Dear Friend We just wanted to take a moment to...

  • Thoughts On Thankfulness

    Thanksgiving is actually our favorite holiday. I know for us,...

  • Worship Deeply

    We just returned from the UK and experienced some wonderful...

  • We Give It All

    Hi Friend!Can you lay your cares at Jesus’ feet and...

  • My Strength My Song

    It’s been a great week with the Official Launch of...

  • New Release “My Strength My Song”

    It’s here! The long-awaited release of our latest CD, My...

  • A New Song!

    We are so glad to announce that THE TIME IS...

  • 40 Year Wedding Anniversary

    40 years ago on March 11, 1978, we “walked the...

  • Let Love Reign!

    As we run through the month of February with all...

  • Choices

    Recently I came across several scriptures telling how God chose...

  • You Are Special To God

    As we blast off into 2018 we want to encourage...

  • 2017 Year At-A-Glance

    Blessings Friends and Family,This has been a very blessed yet...

  • Songs Of Thanksgiving

    We’ve written a few songs through the years about being...

  • 2017 Nicaraguan Outreach Report

    What an amazing time we had in Nicaragua, filled with...

  • Missions Outreach to Nicaragua

    We are so excited to finally go to Nicaragua with...

  • Compassion In The Storm

    We just returned from a two-week ministry tour in the...

  • Heaven

    Jill’s mother recently passed away at 88 years old –...

  • Are You Listening?

    I wrote a song several years ago about Jesus’ encounter...

  • We Have Hope

    Remembering Jesus’ humble beginning in a dirty animal trough, but...

  • The God Of All Comfort

    We just returned from a three-week ministry tour starting in...

  • The Heart Of A Worshipper

    The heart is one of our most critical possessions, vital...

  • More Than Talent

    While watching the Olympics recently, I was so impressed with...

  • Pulled Into Your Destiny

    The other night Jill & I were sitting on our...

  • The Inside Job

    It was 6:45 PM in Glasgow, Scotland and only 15...

  • He’s Rejoicing Over You

    Recently while leading worship in a conference, I began to...

  • The Power Of Encouragement

    Recently I had the privilege of being deeply touched by...

  • Are You Time Sensitive?

    Is it just me or does it seem like TIME...

  • Thankful For God’s Faithfulness

    …for He who calls you is Faithful.1 Thessalonians 5:24Welcome to...

  • God’s Gift of Hope

    What a beautiful time of year as we celebrate our...

  • Think Well, Speak Well

    A couple of years ago we attended the memorial service...

  • Timing Is Everything

    There is an appointed time for everything. And there is...

  • Grief With Hope

    This month we wanted to continue sharing on the tender...

  • Tears

    Last month we bore our hearts concerning how to minister...

  • You Do the Lovin’…I’ll Do the Fixin’

    This month I want to address the subject of loss...

  • Grief Resources

    Having lost an adult child, our world is forever changed...

  • Mess With Things, It Gets Messy

    Last year we decided it was time to replace our...

  • Planted Any Trees Lately?

    I love the Bible. While reading scriptures one day a...

  • You Can Do This!

    Thank You for connecting with us and allowing us to...

  • Be Better Not Bitter

    Life is a journey filled with joys & sorrows, good...

  • Speaking Life

    Everybody wants a to enjoy life, right? No matter where...

  • WWJD and WDJS

    After over 30 years of full-time ministry we always look...

  • You Can Get There

    I was recently talking to a young man who had...

  • To Love, To Care, To Act

    To love is to care. To care is to act....

  • Song & Dance

    After returning from Dallas, TX, where we were privileged to...

  • Dying Yet Living

    Do we dare say it’s officially Spring again? The Midwestern...

  • Stir It Up

    Do you ever have times that your zeal and the...

  • Trust & Rest

    Every January we endeavor to take some special time to...

  • Your Love Remains

    We are thrilled to finally make our brand new CD...

  • What Can We Say?

    “What can we say, what can we do to show...

  • Be Fruitful & Multiply

    It’s been a joy to watch as songs develop from...

  • Busy Bees

    It’s been delightful watching the bumblebees, butterflies and humming birds...

  • An Instrument of God’s Love

    Please bear with me here as I muse. In pondering...

  • Let Your Heart Sing

    While recently flying home after two weeks of ministry in...

  • Simply Worship

    One of my favorite scriptures is John 4:23-24 where Jesus...

  • Don’t Stop the Dream Machine

    One morning a few weeks ago, I heard these words...

  • Devastation, Restarting and Rebuilding

    Tragedy seems to strike at the most unexpected times, and...

  • Following His Lead

    Everyday we are faced with important decisions to make. Our...

  • The Inevitable Subject of “Change”

    Change is something that we cannot avoid. No matter how...

  • Depending on the Lord

    March was a special month for us. We welcomed our...

  • God’s Good Word

    The longer we walk with Jesus the more we see...

  • It’s Not How MANY, It’s How

    As we were heading home from a recent ministry trip,...

  • Happy, Prosperous New Year Greetings!

    Happy, Prosperous New Year Greetings! As this New Year begins...

  • A Season Of Hope

    It’s finally here – December. The final month of 2011,...

  • Beauty For Ashes

    Life can be seasoned with the greatest joys and other...

  • God’s Word In Song

    The power contained in the Word of God is indescribable...

  • The Importance of a Local Church

    Because of our intense travel schedule through the years, it...

  • Hearing From God

    In spending time with the Lord one morning, He reminded...

  • Our Passageway To Worship

    The awesome privilege of being able to worship our God,...

  • God’s Nature is Love

    Greetings from icy, snowy St. Louis! Of course we are...

  • Great Is His Faithfulness!

    All the best to you in this brand new year!...

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