Founder’s Day
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 A writer once described Paul Anderson as “the strongest man in the world, and he also lifts weights.” He was referring to where Paul’s greatest strength truly »
PAYH Receives Highest Possible Rating on Charity Navigator
Paul Anderson Youth Home is excited to announce that we have received the highest possible rating (4-stars) on Charity Navigator! The nation's largest and most-respected evaluator of charities, Charity Navigator’s rating shows that Paul Anderson Youth Home is a well-managed organization with strong financial health and a commitment to accountability and transparency.
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, October 2023
Proverbs 23:21-25, “21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. 22 Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight in him. 25 Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice.”
Is God Real?
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat!” Job 23:3 Can’t see Him. Can’t hear Him. Can’t touch Him. No wonder people think He may not be real. The catechism »
In the Flesh
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, »
5 Tips for Setting Boundaries with Your Son
Parenthood is a journey filled with love, growth and challenges. Setting clear boundaries is essential to raising a well-adjusted and respectful child. Boundaries provide both parents and children a sense of security, structure and understanding. Read on as we go deeper into the importance of setting clear boundaries and how »
Bona Fides
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 “Which is easier, »
Life Lessons from a Verboten Land and a Hated People
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Come, see a man who told me all I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” John 4:29 The encounter Jesus had with the unnamed Samaritan woman beside Jacob’s well is one of the most notable stories in Jesus’ »
The Hound of Heaven
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Surely goodness and mercy “shall follow me” all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6 As we steadily study the Scriptures and know more and more about the »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, September 2023
In 1894, Labor Day became a federal holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the work and contributions of laborers to the development of the USA.
The Bridegroom by Grace
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.” John 2:11 Why John alone tells this historic story, which takes place at the beginning of Jesus’ »
Fighting the Inevitable
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming His name and His dwelling, that is, those who »