It would be just plain wrong of me to let this day go by without noting that this is the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and lived here until he turned 13 when his family moved to Memphis. Most people who know Elvis think about Graceland, his home in Memphis, which by the …
In 1856 J. C. Ryle published the first volume of his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. When he finally finished the series in 1873, he had produced one of the finest devotional studies of the four gospels ever written. Baker Book House recently reprinted the entire series in four volumes. I mention it here because, as a g …
This morning we received a copy of the cover art for the French version of An Anchor for the Soul. The book will be released on August 27. It didn’t work to literally translate the title from English so the French version comes out as “A Refuge for the Soul.” The graphic artist totally changed the cover to give it a v …
Since 2001 Steve and Amy Tanner have been reviewing soft drinks on their personal weblog. Recently their decided to take all those reviews and create a spin-off website called BevReview.com. Here you can find candid comments about such drinks as . . .Boylan Bottleworks Root BeerJones Naturals Berry WhiteCoke ZeroPepsi Twist …
We have just posted a new sermon called Up With Worship! Here’s an excerpt:There is a tendency today to be very hypercritical about worship. We tend to evaluate everything. We come with a critical mentality. We come shopping for a church, looking for this or that. I remember when I was a first-year seminary student. I …
This morning Josh and Leah leave for China where they will be team leaders for a group of English teachers serving with ELIC. Last Tuesday they started their training in the Los Angeles area. On Thursday they met their team. Last night all the China teachers and leaders were commissioned for service. From Los Angeles they f …
This morning I’m doing a live interivew on WMBI (90.1 FM) in Chicago from 10:05-10:20 AM.
This morning I preached at Village Bible Church in Sugar Grove, IL, a suburb on the far western edge of Chicago. After the service I stayed and spoke at a leaders’ luncheon at the request of Pastor Tim Badal. Marlene and I both thought this was one of the most exciting churches we’ve visited in a long time.When …
Check out this article called Christianity Finds a Fulcrum in Asia. The author puts forth a number of stunning claims and predictions, including . . .10,000 Chinese become Christians every day.Chinese may comprise the world’s largest concentration of Christians by 2050.China feels an enormous spiritual hunger caused i …
After an all-too-brief stay in Tupelo, we are on the road again. This time we’re driving to Chicago, but not the usual route through Memphis and up I-57. We’re taking the Natchez Trace to Nashville where we will catch I-65 to Louisville and on to Indianapolis. Tonight we’ll be in South Bend, Indiana becaus …