Mary and I have often pondered the mystery of why so many thousands of people have accepted Jesus as their Savior while reading Prison to Praise. A “soul-winning” book explains God’s plan of salvation, our need for repentance and Jesus’ gift of eternal life, but the main emphasis in Prison to Praise is praise. I was in a small motel, …
I just finished reading Prison to Praise and was blessed by it. It was very timely, and I look forward to learning more about praise and growing in my relationship with the Lord. Tiffany, TX I first read Prison to Praise in the 80’s and it started me on a journey of wholeness that is still on going. What a …
By Mary Carothers God is the creator of all things. He alone can design and bring into being something out of nothing. God creates the original. On the other hand, Satan is a created being. As such, he cannot create; he can only counterfeit. In other words, he has to fake it. In I Peter 5:8, the Lord tells us …
Civilians who are employed on a military base often do the same work as soldiers. But soldiers are a separate class of citizen. The civilian employee can quit. A soldier may dislike the working hours, the pay, the boss, or working conditions, but he must work until his enlistment ends. The civilian employee can leave if a war starts but …
Next to me as I write this letter is my first copy of Prison to Praise given to me in 1984 by an elderly teacher who worked with me. This year is also the 100th anniversary of the birth of Merlin and I remember meeting Merlin and Mary in the 90’s in San Diego. Although I have never earned enough …
By Mary Carothers On a coast-to-coast flight I was reading a Christian novel. The main character was hunting – in order to destroy – a beast that was terrorizing people in a local town. After wounding it, he approached the beast to finish the job. But as he drew near, he found himself drawn to it. He even began to …
I’ve asked thousands of people if they expect to go to Heaven. Some of them have said, “Yes.” My next question is often, “Why do you believe you will go to Heaven? Many times, their answers have been: “Because I try to keep the Ten Commandments.” Or, “I try to live a good life.” Or, “I attend church and try …
I’m so happy for Mary and so sad for all of you. I imagine Mary will be missed. God bless, comfort, and direct your steps as you continue to fulfill the mission of Merlin and Mary. Maureen, DE What a pang it gave my heart to read that Mary had gone to join Merlin at the side of Jesus. What …
Pharaoh’s daughter drew Moses out of the river and adopted him as her own. However, while he was very young, she had him stay with his own family. Daily, at his mother’s knee, he must have heard the story of God’s Divine intervention in saving him from death. At a very early age he must have been fully persuaded that …
Being a busybody (better known as a gossip) and prying into other people’s affairs are listed along with the sins of murder, stealing, and making trouble (see I Peter 4:15 TLB). Christians sometimes fall into the sin of prying into other people’s affairs and then gossiping about them. Apparently, God considers this as serious a sin as stealing or murder! …
