I am writing these words late at night in Columbus, Ohio. In just a few hours I will go to the airport to fly to Birmingham where Marlene will pick me up and then we will drive back to Tupelo. God willing, I should be home around 2 PM. That means in 15 hours my final long trip of the year will be over.I am tired but grateful as I contemplate going …
Not that this will win me any sympathy, but it’s really cold in Columbus, Ohio this morning. I know because I’m freezing already and I just got out of bed. Maybe my blood has thinned out since we moved south. People say that happens, but I don’t know if it’s true. Or maybe I’m cold because we just spent a week in Flori…
Bob Jones University has just posted a statement about race that contains the following confession:For almost two centuries American Christianity, including BJU in its early stages, was characterized by the segregationist ethos of American culture. Consequently, for far too long, we allowed institutional policies regarding race to be shaped more di…
The Wednesday Journal ran a nice article on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Bible Church of Oak Park. The church has a long legacy of faithful ministry and now is a multicultural congregation with services in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. …
This week I’m teaching the book of Daniel at the Florida campus of Word of Life Bible Institute. For the last six or seven years I’ve taught Galatians at the New York campus, but this is my first time to teach Daniel in a classroom setting. So far I think things have gone pretty well. I planned to use some PowerPoint, but that never wor…
Our first-ever KBM Open House turned out to be a grand success. Last Saturday night nearly 150 people gathered at Concordia University in River Forest, IL to hear what God is doing through Keep Believing Ministries. We are grateful to Frank and Lois Catrambone for making it possible for us to use the meeting room at Concordia. People came from all …
Often we are too flippant about God’s protection, as if we were in charge of everything. “What happened today?” “Nothing.”But think of what didn’t happen. No one robbed you. No one shot you. You weren’t fired. You arthritis didn’t flare up—or if it did, you made it through the day. A truck didn&…
We are now halfway through our final big trip of the year. When we left on Thursday, we had four major events in front of us:KBM Open House — SaturdayChinese Bible Church of Oak Park— SundayWord of Life Bible Institute — Monday-FridayVisiting friends in Columbus, OH — Saturday-MondayIn terms of days we’re not yet at th…
Check out this video of Fernando Ortega doing a beautiful version of “All Creatures of Our God and King.” I love the nature video that brings the words and music to life. Watch this, sing along, and prepare your heart for worship this morning….
Tonight we’re having our first-ever Keep Believing Open House at Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois. If you live in the Chicago are, please join us at 7 PM in the Cougar’s Den in the Koehneke Community Center. We’re expecting 150-200 people for this festive occasion. It’s definitely not too late to join us f…