Archived Collection of our Guest Writers Publications

"We have to Mend the Nets, If We Want to Catch Fish" by Delores Adams from Michigan. January's 2011 Hand in Hand Publication. Ministry's Website, "There's Good News." “And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets” (Mark 1:19). James and John were fishermen; it was their profession; they did it for a living. They knew there were fish in the sea and they knew if they were to be successful, they would have to have their nets in good condition, no holes for the fish to escape back into the sea. It took diligence to keep the nets in ready condition; ready to drop whenever they discovered a school of fish. That was why they were in the ship, to catch fish, and they came prepared. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/January2011.html

"Holy Ghost" by Jody Lewis from Ohio. February's 2011 Hand in Hand Publication. Ministry's Website, "Word of Life Ministry". John 14: 16-17 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another comforter that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; Whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. Webster's New Dictionary defines the word ghost as "a shadowy apparition." Don't we sometimes treat the Holy Ghost as the spirit of one departed? We forget that when Jesus ascended into heaven, and he told his disciples that he would send us a comforter, that it would not be there as a figment of our imagination, but as the mighty arm of God to help us defeat those impossible situation in our lives. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/February2011.html

"A book about ME" by Rev. James A. Lewis from Ohio. March's 2011 Hand in Hand Publication. Ministry's Website, "Word of Life Ministries." From time to time, I have often thought about writing a book. I have even searched the Internet to find out what is involved in getting a book published. Many people have written and published their own books, why not me. For me the greatest of all Books ever published has been the volume of books written by God, and about our Lord Jesus Christ. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/March2011.html

"The need of Forgiveness" by Dr. Trudy Veerman from Canada. April's 2011 Hand in Hand Publication. Ministry's Website, "A Christian Counselor." I have noticed that there is something "new" being circulated amongst the believers in Christ, and well... "NO need to confess our sins anymore, because we have become Righteous through Christ." We cannot allow to ignore sin in our lives and say: "Well in God's eyes I am righteous." Don't sweep your sins under the carpet, but rather confess to God. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/April2011.html

"The Spiritual Man" by Rev. Willy and Jeanine Christome, from the District of Moka. May's 2011 Hand in Hand Publication. This means that he has crucified the flesh and more than that he/she maintains it crucified. The Lord says in Luke 9:23, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me". This is more easily said than done. This means to refuse to live in the present time with emotions resulting from past experiences. So many of our dear colleagues in the work of God live in the past as far as their emotions and state of mind is concerned. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/May2011.html

"Amazing Love", by Rev. James A. Lewis, Ohio. June's 2011 Hand in Hand Publication. I would like to speak with you today about a subject that a lot of people struggle with, yet not too many people want to talk about it. That is "condemnation". When we think about condemnation, we think about those times when someone had pointed his or her finger at us, accusing us of doing wrong, or the guilt and shame we feel when we find ourselves in a place struggling with sin, or a habit that we are trying to break free of. The Bible says in Romans 8:1, There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. For the power of the life-giving Spirit, and this power is mine through Christ Jesus, has freed me from the control of the principles of sin and death.
http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/newsletterjune2011.html

"The Greatest Gift of all" by R.J. Delio, from New Castle Pennsylvania. July's 2011 Hand in Hand Publication. As new believers, we are taught that because Jesus Christ died for us, there is no condemnation for our sins. Now that is not to say that we should not repent of our sins, because we should. But Romans Chapter 8 teaches us that Jesus Christ paid the penalty of our misdoings through His crucifixion. Now that we belong to Him, we are freed from the sin that would have ultimately guided us to death. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/July2011.html

The "IF" Contingency, by Rev. James A. Lewis, Ohio. August 2011 Hand in Hand Publications. Ministries Website, "Word of Life Ministries." The definition of the word IF is described as, "A possibility, condition, or stipulation." Have you ever considered all
the "Ifs" in the Bible? Online, it states that there are 1,282 ifs recorded in the King James Bible. So therefore, we can conclude that Gods Word gives us many possibilities, conditions, and stipulations, which guarantees or promises (something) in an agreement likened to a contract between two parties, which can, and will occur, if we first meet the conditions of the agreement.
http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/August2011.html

"Labor of Love", Jody Lewis from Ohio. September's 2011 Hand in Hand Publications. Ministries Website, "Word of Life Ministries". Many times when we are thanked for doing a task for someone we care about, we might in response say, "Oh it was a labour of love". Meaning, that we did this thing in love which motivated us because we cared so much for the person or the organization for which we did this thing for. Could we ever say that the work we do at our paying job is a labour of love? In Colossians 3:23 it says; And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men: KJV. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/September2011.html

"What is Man", by Dr. Trudy Veerman from Canada. October's 2011 Hand in Hand Publications. Ministries Website, "A Christian Counselor". What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him? Psalm 8:4 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Psalm 144:3 http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/October2011.html

"A Fathers Love", by Jaime Teichmer from Michigan. November's 2011 Hand in Hand Publications. Many of you may not know, but my father, the founder of Hand in Hand Ministries, is retiring at the end of November from his job as a Sheet Metal Mechanic after 30 years of hard work. My father has shown me what it means to be a hard-working, committed employee even through the hardest of times. This doesn't even come close to the extraordinary examples of the Christ-centered husband and father that I grew up with. For the majority of my life, my father has worked for the same company despite better times or worse. He has gone into work everyday earlier than I like to wake up. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/November2011.html

"From a Shoebox to Africa, by Karen Brooks from Tennessee. December's 2011 Hand in Hand Publication. I have always said that God can take little things and do gig things with them, but I would have never dreamed years ago when God gave me a heart for missions. He would fulfill that calling in my life through a shoebox gift ministry called, "Operation Christmas Child". A journey which started with a tiny ad in a local paper about filling a box of gifts for a child in a far away country with hygiene items, school supplies and small toys. Yet that is exactly what God did. Soon filling boxes led to letters from children in other countries that touched my heart that it inspired us to do even more boxes each year as a family. Soon we were filling 100 or more boxes annually. More letters came from far countries. http://www.wordoflifeministry.us/December2011.html

Delores Adams, Michigan------------------------January 2012
Jody Lewis, Ohio--------------------------------February 2012	Karen Brooks, Tennessee---------------------------August 2012
Rev. Ken Brooks, Tennessee-----------------------March 2012	Dr. Trudy Veerman, Canada---------------------September 2012
Dr. Trudy Veerman, Canada-------------------------April 2011


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