A Glimmer in the Dark
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a curse of utter destruction. »
Thanking God For You!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2="A Changed Life is Priceless!"]The difference God made in Hunter's life at PAYH is invaluable. It is impossible to thank you enough for how you have helped to make this kind of life-changing transformation possible through your investment in God's Kingdom.[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row]
He Owns the Cattle on a Thousand Hills
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. -Psalm 50:1-2 The words of this title today come from the most famous verse of Psalm 50, made more famous »
Transition: Moving On With Purpose
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=""]At PAYH, we take a hands-on approach with our graduates. Far from simply sending them off and hoping for the best, we take an active role in their lives after graduation as well as the preparation before-hand. Our goal is that our young men re-enter society with all the »
Election Results
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore, whoever resists the authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. -Romans 13:1-2 This is being written before »
Loving the Lover
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood... -Revelation 1:5 “Keep yourselves in the love of God. -Jude 21 What is wrong with Jesus telling you He loves you? Is this a stupid question or does it point accurately to a problem with »
Change of Plans?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. -Acts 9:1-2 »
Living in an Insolent World
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them...Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, Lord, have helped me and »
Hide and Seek
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame. -Romans 10:11 When my oldest daughter was two years old, she and I were playing hide and seek in the walled back yard of our Edinburgh, Scotland home. It was her turn to hide, and she couldn’t find a »
Haunting Regrets
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. -2 Corinthians 7:10 My good friend Bob Petterson has written a fascinating book, The One Year Book of Amazing Stories. His very first story is set in Germany in the winter of 1894 »
Putting All Your Eggs in the Right Basket
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been »
Trusting God with Your Children
Parenting is hard. It all starts even before your first child is born. You find out you’re pregnant and immediately begin the process of sacrificing your body for another as you sustain and nourish the life growing in your womb. You are constantly nauseous, have to give up your favorite »