Please join me in praying for Ray Boltz and his family. On friday, Sept 12, he was interviewed by a homosexual newspaper and admitted that he has been living a homosexual lifestyle for the past 33 years. As this saddens most Christians who have grown up hearing and singing his music, we as Christians have a far greater call before us. We must pray for Ray and his family.
Read this article from Christianity Today for more details.
When I first heard that Steven Curtis Chapman’s adopted daughter, Maria Sue Chapman, had been killed in a car accident, I was shocked, confused, sad, etc.
My wife and I have a daughter, Abbie, who celebrated her 5th birthday just a few days after Maria Sue. I cannot imagine losing Abbie. I can’t imagine the pain and loss that Steven Curtis and Mary Beth went through (and are still going through).
I’m an orphan, just like Maria Sue. I became an orphan when my mother died in December 1974, just a few days before my 6th birthday. My father had died a little over a year earlier in September 1973. My older sister, Crystal, and I were orphans.
“But God…”
I love those two words. They communicate hope. They communicate something that is totally outside of us and our circumstances.
But God was there with us. My aunt and uncle (Larry and Joyce Tatman) accepted my sister and myself into their family and raised us with their own two daughters.
We were the “lucky” ones. Not all orphaned children are. That’s why the Bible tells us that “Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress….”
That’s why Steven Curtis and Mary Beth adopted Maria Sue (and Shaohannah and Stevey Joy). I’m so thankful for families that take orphaned children into their homes and provide them with a new family.
My heart immediately looked for a way that I could express my thanks and sympathy to the Chapman family. So, I used what I know (computers and the web) and I created a “lens” on Squidoo in memory of Maria Sue Chapman ( http://www.squidoo.com/mariasuechapman ). I had no idea what the response would be.
To date, I’ve had over 5500 unique visitors to the site. I’ve donated over $30 of revenue from the site to Maria’s Miracle Fund, created by Steven Curtis Chapman to financially aid the adoption process. My goal is to donate a total of $300 by October 1. And you can be a part of this effort.
I invite you to visit my “lens” at http://www.squidoo.com/mariasuechapman . When you visit the page you’ll increase the traffic which will increase the revenue received which will be donated to Maria’s Miracle Fund. Also, any products you purchase from the site will generate affiliate revenue which will be donated to Maria’s Miracle Fund.
Here’s the URL again: http://www.squidoo.com/mariasuechapman
Thanks for partnering with me on this project!
If you heard today that Dolly Parton is dead, it isn’t true.
My wife asked me last night to write a small explanation of why I am a Republican. Here’s what I wrote. I hope you find it interesting…and challenging.