Steps Toward Overcoming a Family Mess by Dave Young, Evangelist One of the major factors in our generation is that many families are a mess! Many homes are broken and the results are enormous – bitterness, anger, and resentment between former spouses and almost every negative emotion under the sun among the children. Some families…
This week Bethlie and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. We have walked together through many stages of life. Friendship, courtship, and dating (“Dourting” if you put the last two together, according to one my friends!). Marriage. Newly-weds. Pregnancy and new born babies. Toddlers. Children. Teens and College kids. Successes and failures. Mountaintops and valleys. And now…
This week Bethlie and I will celebrate our 25th anniversary. We have walked together through many stages of life. Friendship, courtship, and dating (“Dourting” if you put the last two together, according to one my friends!). Marriage. Newly-weds. Pregnancy and new born babies. Toddlers. Children. Teens and College kids. Successes and failures. Mountaintops and valleys. And…
James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. All of us have ample occasions to observe our words and the words of those around us. Especially our own words. Are you that way? This verse always convicts…
The importance of the local church cannot be understated. “Jesus died for the church,” we are told in the Bible. “The gates of hell will not prevail against the church,” Jesus said. The church is as old as the ministry of Jesus Himself and is a vital part of any believer’s success as well…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Bethlie and I hope you and your sweetheart have a wonderful day and that the year ahead is filled with great blessings. Here are some ways that we make every day a Valentine’s Day. Hope they are a blessing to you in your marriage too. We Pray together. Spending a few moments…
This time of the year is a special time for me to stop and think and reflect. Over the last few days, I have especially been thankful for the men who have had the greatest influences in my life and ministry. While there are many, six are quite prominent. Here they are, listed in the…
It was almost 70 years ago that a young father tightly hugged his 3 year old daughter, walked away from a failed marriage, and never returned. Years later it would be discovered that he had moved to a far-away state for work and, although attempts were made to reconnect with his daughter, those attempts never…
I love Christian Camps, and have spoken in camps every year since God allowed me to enter the ministry as an evangelist! I spent thirteen of those years working closely with my friend and mentor Evangelist Bill Rice III at the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro, TN. During those 13 summers of ministry I spoke…
Manila North Cemetery/BEST Ministry Several years ago while traveling in the Philippines, Micah Self and I had the privilege of preaching the gospel in the North Manila Cemetery, home to hundreds of homeless families. Our friend, Tim Avila became burdened for those people and has started a school in the cemetery that is helping to…
Evangelist Dave Young 