This week at Cannon Beach we enjoyed the ministry of an a cappella group from the Portland area called Rescue. These four young men (plus a sound guy) can really sing.Amazing would not be overstating it. They did hymns, contemporary songs, plus they did a number of their own compositions (including one based solely on the w …
We have just posted a new sermon called I’m Coming to Rome Someday, I Hope. Here’s an excerpt:Although Paul clearly states his great desire to visit the church at Rome, he cannot say when he will make the journey because he isn’t sure himself. Paul lays out his general priorities, explains his immediate pl …
This week at Cannon Beach our worship leader was Mark Rice, pastor of a church in Kingman, Arizona. With the assistance of his son Reggie (a pastor in Sedona, Arizona) on the guitar and with the gifted Jan Klerekoper on the piano, we have had wonderful times of worship. One day Mark taught us to do Alphabet Praise. He said …
Before every evening service this week at Cannon Beach, the platform personnel meet for a brief prayer meeting in a little room at the back of the chapel. Each night I’ve noticed a saying tacked on the door where you can’t miss it:The Opposite of Faith is Control.I have been thinking about that all week long, an …
Years ago, during a Thanksgiving service, I heard a man stand up and give thanks for the “wife of my youth.” With tears in his eyes, he gave thanks to God for the wife he had married as a young man. Now he was middle-aged, and he was still thankful for her. And he prayed that God would allow them to grow old together.This i …
This week Marlene and I are at Cannon Beach Conference Center in Oregon. You couldn’t be much closer to the Pacific Ocean than we are. As I look out my window, I can see the waves rolling onto the beach about 40 yards away. I can see a large flock of seagulls on the sand along with a few hearty souls who are taking a …
We have just added a new sermon called Portrait of a Godly Pastor. Here’s an excerpt:Someone has said that repetition is the first law of teaching. Few of us master a truth the first time we hear it. We do better if we hear it a second time. Repetition in a sermon is like jogging in place. By rephrasing a point, it gi …
The Anchor Book Depot has been busy recently. Here are some of the places we have sent the books:1) Military Torch Ministry, Norfolk, Virginia. The books are sent to sailors serving on ships deployed around the world.2) Camp Nathanael, Emmalena, Kentucky. We provided copies for a group of women completing a drug rehab progr …
Yesterday I recorded a new podcast regarding my book Stealth Attack with Stacy Harp of Active Christian Media. Click here to listen to the podcast.
This week I’ve been riding my bike in 100+ degree weather. Yesterday I went 12 miles in 105 degree heat. Today I rode 16 miles at around 102 degrees. When it’s that hot (and very humid), you have keep yourself hydrated and not push too hard. I discovered a brand-new route that starts at our home on Valley Vista, …