Luxuriant Trees
By Stephen Leonard “So beginning with the 15th day of the seventh month (in the Hebrew calendar, this is between September and October), after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the LORD for seven days…On the first day, you are to take branches »
Pikes Peak
By Stephen Leonard “I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 In the Spring of 1953, my family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. I finished first grade there, but »
Fragile and Hearty
By Stephen Leonard “I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed »
Harrowing Choices
By Stephen Leonard “Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, September 2022
Identity Theft By Dr. Jeff Padgett Satan loves to steal our identity. He knows if he can attain our identity and cause us to have a distorted view of ourselves, he has us in a weakened position. Here are some ways he attempts this and how we can be »
Education Minus God Is Simply Not Education
By Stephen Leonard “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Proverbs 1:7 »
The Sun and the Son
By Stephen Leonard “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.” Malachi 4:2 The sun and the Son! What relationship between this center “furnace” of the galaxy, »
17th Annual Paul Anderson Bike Ride Raises Funds and Awareness
Our annual fundraising Bike Ride was a great success! Every Summer for the past 16 years, the young men at our Home participate in a five-day bike ride in honor of our co-founder Paul Anderson. This week-long event is a way for these young men to share their journey »
Is The Bible Even Read Today?
By Stephen Leonard “Is not my Word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29 Bible illiteracy abounds. Few show much if any acquaintance with the Bible’s contents. There are calendars produced every year from December to January »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, August 2022
Overcoming Dark Valleys By Dr. Jeff Padgett Psalm 23:4, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." How do we handle the dark valleys of life? This »
