A few days ago I received a note from a young pastor whose congregation has been waiting many years to begin a building program. Now at long last the day is fast approaching when they break ground on their first building. They will break ground in just a few weeks. The pastor wanted to know what he should preach on to build enthusiasm as the happy …
Matt Chandler, pastor of the Village Church in Dallas, preached recently in London. A few months ago he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. At the beginning of this sermon, he talks about his cancer and what it means for his Christian faith to live knowing that his time on earth may be shorter than he thought. Then he preaches the gospel f…
We have just added a new section of foreign language translations to our website. Derek Taylor, our KBM webmaster, has been working to add all the foreign language translations of my books that we can find. We started on this project by going through a box in my closet filled with translations sent to me by different publishers over the last 15 yea…
On the Friday edition of “Today’s Issues,” Tim Wildmon and I interviewed Franklin Graham about his father’s new book Storm Warning, which discusses the Second Coming and current events. Franklin also gave us an update on his father’s health and also talked briefly about the three Samaritan’s Purse workers who w…
Yesterday Ron Thweatt reprinted a prayer called “A Disciple’s Renewal,” taken from the fine book Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers. Almost 20 years ago Skip Olson gave me a copy of the book, and though it became dog-eared and worn and the binding began to fall apart, I taped it up and still have my original copy. I…
Franklin Graham will be our special guest on American Family Radio on Friday, 10:15-11 AM CDT. He will be talking about his father’s new book Storm Warning, which takes an in-depth look at the Second Coming of Christ in light of current events. Billy Graham often preached on the Second Coming at his many crusades, and that passion comes throu…
Dr. Michael Youssef will be our guest on “Today’s Issues” from 11:15-12 Noon CDT. Dr. Youssef will discuss Islam and the Christian faith and how the mainstream media deals with issues involving Muslims and current events. This will be a very timely program given the recent bombing attempt in Times Square. A well-known author and B…
This week (Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri) I’m co-hosting “Today’s Issues” from 10 AM-12 Noon CDT with Tim Wildmon. Today at 11 AM our guest will be Grant Jeffrey, author of the book/DVD set called “Shadow Government,” an eye-opening look at the loss of personal privacy through modern technology. The march of progress…
It’s a little-known and rarely discussed secret that pastors sometimes struggle with depression. There are many reasons why we prefer not to deal with this problem openly. Because we look to our pastors as spiritual leaders, it’s hard to think of them wrestling with fear, discouragement, doubt and depression. And pastors feel the pressu…
Late yesterday Marlene and I returned from a brief vacation trip to Charleston, South Carolina. Early this morning a friend emailed saying she and her husband are heading to Charleston next week, and did I have any recommendations? Well, yes I do. Charleston struck us as a terrific town to visit, a place redolent with the fragrance of history infus…