Today I reached a milestone that took me about twelve years to reach. While I was riding my bike along Bissell Road on the way to the Natchez Trace, I realized that by the time I got back home, I would have ridden all the way around the world. If you figure the circumference of the world at 24,000 miles, then I entered this year needing 91 miles to…
In the year since we started podcasting, we have uploaded over 60 different podcasts. Most are sermons preached in various places, a few are radio interviews, and we also have a question and answer session that I did at Cannon Beach Conference Center. You can currently access those podcasts through the Audio section of our website and also through …
This Sunday I will be speaking at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church in Elmhurst, IL for the closing service of their annual Missions Emphasis. This year’s theme is “Our God Reigns.” A few months ago they moved to their new location at 155 W. Brush Hill Road, next to Roosevelt Road in Elmhurst. They have two morning worship se…
So here we are in February. How are you doing with your Bible reading this year? Are you still on the Bible Bus or did you jump off by the middle of January? If you’ve gotten behind, don’t worry about it. We are still very early in 2009 so there is plenty of time to hop back on the Bible Bus. That’s the nice thing about reading th…
Before my first message on Saturday morning at the Men for God rally, I was sitting by myself on the bleachers in the rear of the meeting area. It was a good place to relax while waiting for the service to begin. Up walked a student from the Bible Institute who wanted to know if I was nervous. “I always get nervous before I preach,” I r…
Saturday NightBangor, MaineI am writing this note from my hotel room in Bangor, Maine. We finished the final session of the Men For God Rally in New Brunswick around 4:30 PM and then drove two hours to Bangor. First things first. I want to say thank you to Barry Beebe, president of New Brunswick Bible Institute, for inviting me to speak at the rall…
Kay Yow, coach of the North Carolina State University women’s basketball team, died last Saturday after a long battle with recurring breast cancer. During her long career as a coach, she won over 700 games, including leading the U.S. women to an Olympic gold medal in the 1988 Summer Games. In 2000 she was inducted into the Women’s Baske…
I am writing this note from the Lehman Strauss Cabin on the campus of New Brunswick Bible Institute. The cabin is named for the famous Bible teacher of the last generation who came many times to NBBI to teach the students. He donated money for this very nice guest house built on the hillside above the main part of the campus. This morning I speak t…
Check out the advice H. B. Charles, Jr. received from his father about preaching. It’s called If You Can Keep From Preaching, Do It!. Here’s a sample:If preaching is something that you can get into and out of when you want to, it’s a sign that the Lord did not really call you. So if you can choose whether you are going to preach o…
There is one final thing necessary in preparing for the ministry. You might state it in a dozen different ways because it has to do with what happens inside your heart. Here’s how it comes out for me.Get to know the character of God.Nothing is more important than that. As I look back over my own pilgrimage, I am sure that I did not appreciate…