It’s been awhile since I’ve mentioned the Anchor Book Depot. That’s the arm of our ministry that provides free copies of our little “gospel book” called An Anchor for the Soul. For those who don’t know, it’s the gospel in “Wal-Mart English” for people who want to know how to go to heaven but don…
From 10-11 AM (Central Time) Friday I am doing a nationwide radio interview on “Fire Away,” a monthly discussion program on American Family Radio. This month’s topic will be “The Ten Commandments–Are They Relevant Today?” To hear the broadcast, go to the American Family Radio site and click on “Listen Live&rd…
On one of his speaking tours, Richard Neuhaus was picked up at the airport by a man who kept talking about how bad things were in America and how difficult these times are. Finally Rev. Neuhaus had had enough of the doom and gloom talk. “These may be bad times, but they are only times we are given. And despair is a mortal sin.” He&rsquo…
It can’t be denied that something good happened in America last night. Those of us who supported John McCain would be wrong to deny it and we would, quite simply, be denying reality. The good thing that happened was the election of the first African-American president in our history. That in itself is remarkable because even a few years ago, …
File this in the “Department of Useless Trivia,” but this morning a man came by to repair the gas heating system in our fireplace. Because Marlene is at her Explorer’s Bible Study, I met the man and chatted with him while he cleaned the unit and got it in good working order. When I wrote him a check in payment, it occurred to me t…
Well, not all of Mississippi, just the part that votes at Precinct 302 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Our polling place happens to be a local Baptist church. When we arrived about 7:30 AM, the parking lot was jammed with cars. We found a parking spot and went to the church gym, which for today has been transformed into a polling place. The first thing you…
Thirteen questions and answers . . . 1) Where were you this weekend? Marlene and I spoke at Harvey Cedars Bible Conference in New Jersey.2) How did it go? We definitely enjoyed ourselves. One man came up at the end of the final session and said, “Every year this conference is special, but this year has been special times special.” …
This will be my final, small contribution to this overly-long political campaign that thankfully comes to an end tomorrow. I have one and only one word of advice to my Christian friends.If you believe in the sovereignty of God, you must vote.Of all the things that have bothered me during these past few weeks, and believe me, there has been plenty t…
I was struck by the following quote from Paul Tripp (HT Of First Importance):Before you can ever make a clean and unamended confession of your sin, you have to first begin by confessing your righteousness. It’s not just your sin that separates you from God; your righteousness does as well. Because, when you are convinced you are righteous, yo…
Here is a video of one of my favorite hymns, “For All the Saints.” It comes from a worship service at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Arlington, Virginia. I love the video because it’s a real church service, not a concert performance. I love the soaring melody that goes with this triumphant. When I hear it sung (which, sad t…