Three weeks ago Marlene and I were Thailand leading a seminar on evangelism and the gospel for 250 Christian workers in preparation for an upcoming free English camp. Here is a report from Charles and Lourdes Holmes from the camp held last week:We had a great LIFE (Learning Intensive Free English) camp in Wangree. We regist …
“There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.” Richard Sibbes (1577-1635), Puritan preacher and author.
When Marlene spoke to the women tonight, she recommended Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs. Turns out that several of the women at the conference have read it also. We started reading it the other day, and I can offer my opinion very simply.It’s the best book on marriage I’ve ever read. Period. No exceptions …
I am writing this note from our room at Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York. Marlene and I arrived this afternoon after two bumpy flights from Tupelo to Atlanta to Albany. On the drive to the Inn we noted the spectacular fall colors—brown, burnt orange, rust, red, maroon, yellow, cinnamon—covering the trees on both …
1) Read the paper. DONE.2) Ride my bike. DONE.3) Call Nick. DONE.4) Unpack from our Reno trip. DONE.5) Repack for our trip to New York tomorrow. DONE.6) Ask Mark if he will come over and help us rip out the carpet and move the furniture from the living room so it will be ready when the tile guys come on Tuesday. Mark is com …
In my last message at Reno, I promised the congregation that I would post the text of my five messages on knowing God’s will. Here they are:How Can I Discover God’s Will For My Life?Sense and Nonsense About God’s WillThe Hardest Prayer You Will Ever PrayDon’t You Believe in Miracles? When You Nee …
Tonight after the final service at Sierra Bible Church in Reno, a woman came by the book table. While she was writing a check, she said, “If you’re going to die by hanging, you’ll never drown.” I looked up and said, “What was that?” She smiled and said that that was a favorite saying of her father. She hated whe …
On Saturday Marlene and I flew to Reno, Nevada to speak at the Fall Conference at Sierra Bible Church. This is the second year in a row that we have come to Reno for the conference. Last year when I preached on doubt, I used the illustration of poker players going “all in” in order to win the game. That’s what we have …
I think it is a bit of divine serendipity that I just discovered this interview between R.T. Kendall and Rabbi David Rosen. Kendall served for 25 years as pastor of Westminster Chapel in London, and Rosen is the former chief rabbi of Ireland. Rosen calls himself a Pharisee in the sense of being a righteous Jew who seeks to …
A few days ago Ann Coulter had a dust-up with Donny Deutsch on his CNBC program “The Big Idea.” Ostensibly she was being interviewed about her new book “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans.” But the interview turned into a discussion about how the Jews need to accept Christ in order to be “perfected,” a …