He is Always Right There
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“‘Am I a God at hand,’ declares the Lord, ‘and not a God far away?’ –Jeremiah 23:23 The closeness or distance of God is a matter which concerns everyone, whether or not they admit it. Some think anything about God is of little consequence to them. Others who think God »
Invigorating Hope
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. -Romans 8:24-25 The most depressed and lonely among us have »
Millstones and Parenting
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believes in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. -Matthew »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, March 2019
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2="Running the Race Set Before Us"] Hebrews 12:1 refers to the Christian walk as a race, and for those of us at PAYH, it has certainly felt like that at times. It's been a busy month, as you'll see as you read the stories below, but it's also been »
Decorating Dust
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]God said, “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return. -Genesis 3:19 Dust. How often have you used the word to describe yourself? You probably »
The Nature of Your Belief in God
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him. -Job 13:15 There is a difference of translations when it comes to this verse in Job. Regardless, the truth remains that, no matter which translation you choose, Job never questions that God is! He is in the midst of a »
Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to PAYH
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bill Shepherd (center), PAYH Director of Advancement, receives the GBHCMF grant check on behalf of Paul Anderson Youth Home. Pictured with him are Houston Bass (left) of the GA Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation and Thomas Hammond (right), Executive Director of the GA Baptist Mission Board. This year marks the »
Sleep, Glorious Sleep
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. -Psalm 3:5 “I didn’t sleep a wink last night! How often have you had to say that? Just what is the function of sleep in your life? Sleep is, you know, a necessity of life; you can’t »
Kiss the Son: A Valentine Message
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in the way. -Psalm 2:12 A kiss of another can signify many different things; after all, Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Kisses can be deceitful. On the other hand, they can and usually do communicate affection. They can express »
ENEWSLETTER: FEBRUARY 2019
A BUSY START TO 2019 It’s been an interesting start to 2019; the month of January kept us very busy. Here are just a few of the highlights of this past month, as well as some things for us to look forward to. Thank you for partnering with us in »
The Older Brother
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to Him. And the Pharisees and the Scribes grumbled, saying, ‘This man receives sinners and eats with them.’ So He told them this parable... -Luke 15 The Parable of the Prodigal Son, recorded in Luke 15, is remembered by most »
Most Excellent Theophilus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the Word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some »
