About Us

Mission Statement

Acknowledging the Lordship of Jesus Christ, by means of the gifts and skills given by Him, we are called to write and make available, free of charge,

Christian devotionals and Bible Studies in HTML, PDF, and booklet form: Encouraging believers to know God and His ways, and to enjoy a more intimate communion with Him
Christian plays, musicals, worship resources, and instructional books: Committed to the exposition of God’s word through the Dramatic Arts

Our Philosophy

As serving believers,
we do not own ourselves;	“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” Galatians 2:20
everything we are, everything we have, everything we accomplish belongs to Him;	For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. Romans 11:36
our sufficiency is by His power, thus for His glory;	Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:11 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
*because the Lord God gave us His* very best, in the person of Christ, we owe Him our very best, serving Him with excellence;**	Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
since everything belongs to the Lord, our personal calling is to give away, freely, whatever we produce in His name.	For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel. For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me. What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel. 1 Corinthians 9:16-18

Biography

We are David and Linda Lampel, and we live in a large country house in the rural area outside Winterset, Iowa, in the middle of the United States. Our home is surrounded by fields of corn and soybeans, and by dense woods that are home to deer, raccoons, possums, wild turkeys, woodchucks, coyotes, and myriad birds of all shapes and colors.

The tranquility and beauty of this place contribute to what we do. In fact, we believe that the Lord brought us to this home because He knew that here we would best be equipped to serve Him and others.

Both of us work at home—Dave with his writing, and Linda (now retired) with her baking, needlework, and crocheting projects that are given to charities. Now that she has been unshackled from the business world, Linda has expanded our gardens, and has returned to baking all our bread—and spending more time with our family of cats.

The Lord has given us a good life, and we are most grateful to Him—especially for our 53 years together as husband and wife.

Did you know…?

Our four-year study of First Corinthians has now drawn to a close. All 170 sessions, in both text and audio, remain available at the First Corinthians page. More important, we are pleased to offer the complete study in one PDF volume! This makes an excellent resource for any study of the letter. All this is available at our First Corinthians page.

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The writer to the Hebrews quotes from a number of important Psalms in his epistle/sermon. We have recently added A Five-psalm Preparatory Study for the Book of Hebrews: Psalms 102, 40, 8, 110, 95 —which supplies an essential preface to the Hebrews study. Even if you are one of the thousands who have already downloaded and used our Hebrews study, this new resource will contribute to your understanding of that book. And if you have not yet downloaded our popular Hebrews study, be sure to obtain this new five-psalm study as well, and work through it before beginning Hebrews.