Lately I’ve been reading Jon Meacham’s book Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship. I keep coming back to one moment in June 1942 when during a visit to the White House, Prime Minister Churchill received the devastating news that the British garrison at Tobruk on the North African coast …
Last Sunday Mark preached at Trace Crossing Church in Tupelo on The Great Commission: Making Failure Impossible Since A.D. 33. God gave Mark a very encouraging perspective on this familiar passage. Click here to listen online.
Several weeks ago I printed the text of a message called Curing the Itch Mites that Marlene and I shared at the Couples Conference at Word of Life. When Nancy Eckardt of Sheboygan, WI read it, she wrote me this testimony about her marriage of 58 years. I loved it because it is a touching tribute to a godly man who is now in …
We just wrapped our final major trip of the year. This one took us from Tupelo to Chicago to Westboro, WI to Chicago to Montreal to Chicago and back to Tupelo. Here are some key resources we came across on our trip.On our last day in Montreal we met Pastor Joseph Hovsepian, pastor of Temple Baptist Church. He has written fi …
Tuesday 7:24 AMAt the moment we are on I-57 in southern Illinois, somewhere south of Effingham and north of Mt. Vernon. When we landed in Chicago last night, we intended to drive all the way to Tupelo, but after about four hours on the road, we realized that we needed a few hours of sleep. So we checked into a motel at 1 AM …
Twice in our detailed schedule for the weekend, the words “Dodo Time” appear. I had no idea what it meant until Sarah told us that it is an endearing expression that parents use when it is time for their children to go to bed. It is a happy thought, not just going to bed but slipping between the sheets with a smile on your …
We will never forget last night’s “Celebrate the Nations” concert at the Missions en Fete conference in Montreal. Here is the program (translated into English):Worship by the Reconciliation ChoraleAnnouncements and OfferingChildren’s ChoirCongolese ChoirCambodian ChoirLatino ChoirFilipino ChoirHaitian ChoirChine …
Friday 1:09 PMO’Hare AirportWe were supposed to land in Montreal about 30 minutes ago, but we’re still in Chicago because at 5:30 this morning I suddenly woke up and said to Marlene,”Did we bring the passports with us?” I asked even though I already knew the answer. No, we didn’t bring our passports with u …
This morning I decided to go to Panera Bread to pick up some bagels for breakfast. I ended up coming back with bagels plus a few other goodies, enough for maybe 8 people, certainly more than Marlene and me and Dave and Lynette. But that’s part of the fun. You start looking at the display case and you end up buying mor …
We have just posted a new sermon on the website called If I Believe, Why Do I Doubt? Here’s an excerpt:In times of trouble, keep going back to what you know to be true. When I hit my 50th birthday five years ago, I realized that I believe less now than I did 30 years ago. Back then I thought I had everything totally f …