Category Archives: Weekly Prayer Requests

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It never fails to amaze me, especially as we approach holidays, how so many men in prison pray first for their families, then the other inmates, and lastly for themselves.  It goes against human nature … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we enter this holiday season, there is a heaviness evident among inmates thinking about friends and family getting together to celebrate and they can’t be part of it.  They obviously don’t want to spend … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Have you ever heard someone ask “if you’ve already read the Bible, why do you keep reading it over and over?”  I know for me personally, I often catch things on subsequent readings of a … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We tried something very interesting (and new to all of us) in the first service at the prison last night.  You see, we have 4 or 5 Hispanic inmates who come out to the service … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It’s always interesting to see who will come out to the 8:30pm service when the Eagles play on Monday Night Football. Our second service attendance has already been quite low lately, and choices like this … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I had the opportunity to speak Saturday at the Grace Covenant church men’s breakfast where I described the finer points of prison ministry within Chester County prison.  And please welcome eight new members of our … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Setting the clocks back to standard time means we now get to drive to and from the prison each week in the dark.  Not my favorite scenario, but it reminds me of Jesus’ words – … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Let me first welcome several new members to our weekly prison ministry prayer chain who signed up at the banquet.  Let me also offer my thanks to all who attended the Annual Onesimus Ministries Banquet … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last night may have been not-so-great news for Phillies fans, but there was plenty of GOOD NEWS proclaimed in the Prison chapel for those who came out.  It can be so rewarding to hear the … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It’s tough to compete with Philly sports teams running after a championship, so our numbers were low last evening at the Monday night services in Chester County Prison.  But as Dan always reminds us, “everyone … Continue reading →