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Reflection #12:Never Forget You Came From Somewhere Too!
I want to offer this word of encouragement to those of us who have been blessed to have experienced the awesomeness of our God's...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 13, 20202 min read


Happy Resurrection Sunday!
HE IS RISEN! Hallelujah! Thank you Heavenly Father! I thank you in this moment for Your faithfulness to all Your promises. I thank You...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 12, 20202 min read


Reflection #11:Have You Praised Today?
So today is another day where most people have been confined to their homes. Another day where the pressures of this pandemic and the...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 11, 20202 min read


Reflection #10:Focus On The Possessor Not The Possessions!
I was once very materialistic. I loved things, constantly craved money and would do almost anything to get it. And if I couldn't get it I...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 10, 20202 min read


Reflection #9:The Past, A Place Of Reference Not Residence!
Ever look back into the past at who you use to be and in the present feel unworthy of being who God says you now are? Ever felt...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 10, 20202 min read


Reflection #8:Thanks!
When I woke up this morning breakfast was on the table in my cell. It came in a brown bag and contained a small styrofoam cup of cereal,...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 9, 20202 min read


Reflection #7:Accept what's given
Omniscient: Knowing all things, this is what our God is. He's infinitely smarter than you or I could ever think of being. With this...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 8, 20202 min read


Reflection #6:Nothing Has Changed!
I know some of you may wonder how I can make such a claim in a time of such obvious change. I make it because I know, no matter how much...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 6, 20202 min read


Reflection #5: We Really Are All In This Together!
Today is Thurs. Apr. 2nd 2020 and as I write this I'm confined to my cell and have been for the past four days. The prisons in...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 6, 20202 min read


Reflection #4: Appreciate what you have!
Do you ever take for granted how blessed you truly are? I sometimes do. But after recently starting a new job I understand and appreciate...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 4, 20202 min read


Reflections #3: Thy Will
"...nevertheless not My will, but yours, be done" These were the words of Christ in Luke's account of the garden at Gethsemane....

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 2, 20202 min read


Reflection #2: What If...
"Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders/ Let me walk upon the waters/ Wherever you would call me/ Take me deeper than my feet...

Christopher McLaurin
Apr 1, 20202 min read


Is it time to Panic? from Pastor Kathy
We see the signs of the pandemic all around us. Schools, stores, businesses are closed. Churches are closed for gatherings; sporting...

Christopher McLaurin
Mar 24, 20202 min read
Apology to the Reader...
Dear readers of Drawing High, I owe you an apology. I must apologize for my desertion of you and this blog and for my lack of...

Christopher McLaurin
Mar 24, 20201 min read


Keep Praying
Reflection #1: Keep Praying Every time a phone call with my mother is ending she says the same thing to me. "Keep praying baby" It never...

Christopher McLaurin
Mar 24, 20202 min read


Words of Encouragement from Matthew Byars : My Treasure
Rev. 3:18a Therefore I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich Hector and I both enjoy watching treasure...

Christopher McLaurin
Feb 2, 20201 min read


A Word From Prison by Matt Byars
Ps. 119:65-72 65You have dealt well with your servant, O LORD, according to your word. 66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I...

Christopher McLaurin
Feb 2, 20202 min read


Promises by Matthew Byars
I'm sure most of us have made promises we did not keep. I promised my sister I would be there to dance with her in my Dad's place at her...

Christopher McLaurin
Sep 30, 20192 min read


Calling All Offenders: a word from Matt Byars
Offender. We see that word, "offender", around here a lot. " You have received a JPAY offender payment." We get "Offender Monthly...

Christopher McLaurin
Sep 18, 20192 min read


What Is True Worship by Matthew Byars
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from...

Christopher McLaurin
Sep 11, 20192 min read
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