A few days ago I had a Skype conversation with Peter Wang, our “Keep Believing” man in China.During our conversation Peter recorded a short greeting to the friends who have been praying for him. I know he is very grateful for your prayers. The greeting is not quite three minutes long. I hope you’ll take time to listen to it. …
This morning I drove to Memphis to spend the day at the Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching. Founded by Stephen Olford in 1985 to encourage and equip preachers and teachers of God’s Word, the work is ably carried on under the leadership of his son, Dr. David Olford.Through seminars, evening classes, conferences and distance learning,…
“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth” (Proverbs 27:1).This is one of the most famous verses in the book of Proverbs and one of the most often quoted. In tones that are darkly ominous, it reminds us of a truth no one can escape. Life is uncertain. No one knows what tomorrow will bring.Think of what…
“You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth” (Isaiah 62:6-7)."Give him no rest."Give who no rest? God.The Lord invites his people to pray, asks them to pray, commands them to pray, begs them to pray. And then he says, “When…
A friend was talking with his son about the importance of sound financial principles. What do you do when you are already in debt? The answer is not hard to find: Get out of debt as quickly as possible. My friend shared a pithy aphorism that he called the First Rule of Holes: When you’re in a hole, stop digging. It makes sense, doesn’t …
News and notes from everywhere . . .*I have set out to use the new edition of Operation World in my prayer times this year. I highly recommend the book for anyone who wants the most up-to-the minute glimpse of what God is doing around the world.*"Snow Expected in Region This Weekend.” That’s the Friday headline in the Tupelo paper….
(Over the years I have posted this article several times because its message is timeless. I’m posting it today as a good word for the first week of a new year.) Some time ago I heard the following statement on the radio and thought it was worth passing along: “The key to success in life is how well you adapt to Plan B.” Th…
In the last few days we’ve been wrapping up a very eventful year at Keep Believing Ministries. So what did we do in 2010? Rather than write a long letter, I decided to list a Baker’s Dozen that will give you a quick snapshot of where we’ve been and what God has been doing through this ministry. In 2010 we . . . Completed the…
I have a friend who will soon be interviewed by a pulpit committee for the position of pastor. He wrote to a few friends asking for some “killer questions.” Here are a few of the suggested questions:1. What’s the elephant in the room that no one wants to address?2. When people in this community hear the name of this church, what d…
The first time you listen, it sounds like an old-fashioned train chugging down the tracks. The engine beats with a constant rhythm. You can imagine the pistons pushing power to the drive shaft that turns the wheels that move the locomotive down the track while white clouds billow from the smoke stack.It’s not a thump. It’s deeper and st…