Caleb
« Previous EntriesCaleb’s Promise and a Dilemma for 24 Million Children
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Good friends Jose and Mayra Humphreys invited me to preach this morning at Metro Hope Church in Harlem. When I accepted the invitation, the significance of the Sunday — Father’s Day — had escaped me. Then this week it all came together. This was my first opportunity to turn this article into […]
Passion
Friday, April 6th, 2007Matt Stevens’ son Joshua and his friend Jim Lingg were inspired last week to celebrate Passion. Their video is partly a tribute to Joshua’s brother Caleb, whose life was taken prematurely in an accident that Josh survived, and partly a quest to pursue God’s purpose in Joshua’s own life. Josh, keep up the […]
Emergency Prayer Requests
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Pastor Juan Saa recently hosted a Chain Reaction Weekend in Derry, NH. His 10 year old daughter Emily has had debilitating pain for weeks, and the doctors do not know why. Pastor Saa emailed this to my partner Matt on Friday:
“Emily just got out of the hospital yesterday, since that late Friday […]
Who’s Your Daddy Now?
Thursday, February 15th, 2007Doug Stringer profiles my partner Matt Stevens in his upcoming book Who’s Your Daddy Now.
Excerpt from Who’s Your Daddy Now?
By Doug Stringer
Chapter 5: Leading by Example
I gained some insight about a commonly used biblical phrase, “laying on of hands.” Even though hands were laid on people to impart healing and ordain them to ministry, one […]
Cub - His Hands and Feet
Saturday, August 5th, 2006A video tribute to Caleb Stevens, a little warrior who went home too soon.
God owes us nothing
Saturday, August 5th, 2006“I’ve come to some conclusions, though, over the course of this past year. God owes us nothing. Every single day is a gift. If it’s a good day, then it is a bonus. Even the ten years we had with Caleb - it was a gift. We didn’t have to have any years at […]
Scars
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006My friend and ministry partner sent the following email this morning. Saturday marks the one year anniversary since his son Caleb Stevens died tragically in a car accident during Chain Reaction. Please keep Matt and Katy and their boys Joshua, Micah, and Jacob in your prayers this weekend.
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This Saturday will mark one year […]
Happy Father’s Day, Matt and Dad and Fathers Everywhere
Monday, June 12th, 2006“Matt Stevens and Rick Del Rio are heroes, both for how they live their own lives and for how they raise/d their sons. But what about the 24 million children in the United States who live with absent fathers, or the 20 million living in single-parent homes? They are our neighbors, attend school with our […]
Matt’s offering some great pearls
Thursday, December 22nd, 2005Over at his blog. Check them out, including:
My First Christmas in Heaven (a poem about Caleb) and
Who’s Stealing the Light?
posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 12/22/2005 09:21:00 PM
Caleb Stevens sparked a Chain Reaction
Saturday, August 27th, 2005From the Marion Star newspaper (Ohio), 8/26/05:
“Caleb of the Bible gave his life entirely and completely to God. … It wasn’t until he was 85 years old that he finally received his inheritance of land and was rewarded for remaining true to God’s command and promise. Caleb Stevens received his inheritance in heaven in the […]
Thank you, from the Stevens family
Friday, August 12th, 2005Matt asked me to share this with you all:
Dear Friends,
Words cannot express how grateful we are for all that you have done and continue to do for our family. Your support, presence and prayers are holding us up through out this experience.
We are overwhelmed with the love you have generously given us. You are teaching […]
Get over it
Friday, August 12th, 2005[Click the image for a larger view]
Even at 10 years old, Caleb found time to keep a journal. Not everyday, but often enough that it contained some profound insights. One of my favorites included a sketch, with a caption that reads:
“I always have faith in God. Somedays I don’t feel like it but […]
“Give me this mountain”
Thursday, August 11th, 2005“Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the [giants] were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD […]
Too poetic to be missed
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005Sometimes God speaks with the gentleness and symbolism of a poet. Here are two divine musings from this weekend.
Saturday morning, Matt and Katy discovered that a dove built a nest outside Caleb’s bedroom window and laid two eggs.
Cradling his son Caleb at the accident scene, Matt told him it was okay to go home […]
Live Well
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005Caleb did.
The Celebration service on Monday lived up to its billing. That a ten-year old boy could have touched so many and left a legacy of compassion and kindness is a testimony to great parents and authentic, child-like faith. Kudos to Pastor Kevin Harrison of Gospel Tabernacle for conducting the service with grace and dignity […]