Yesterday I ran across an article called Atmosphere of Fear at Christmas in North China. Here’s how the article begins:Christians in north China are facing a Christmas of fear after 10 local religious leaders were jailed in recent weeks and their new church shut down amid a crackdown on unauthorised worship.Five of the church leaders were giv…
A friend sent along this beautiful Christmas benediction. I like it because it catches so many different strands of the Christmas story:"May you be filled with the wonder of Mary, the obedience of Joseph, the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the shepherds, the determination of the magi, and the peace of the Christ child. Almighty God, Fath…
We have just posted the KBM year-end report. In previous years our reports have been text-heavy. This year we tell our story with lots of pictures. Plus we included testimonies received from around the world about the impact of the sermons, the website, An Anchor the Soul, our missions trips, the conferences, our teaching at Bible institutes, and s…
Here’s a video montage based on Michael W. Smith’s version of “Welcome to Our World.” Love this song because it captures the wonder of the Son of God entering our world and becoming one of us. …
Did you ever wonder who sort of home Jesus grew up in?Take a good look at that picture because it’s the best answer we have. Today Israeli archeologists reported on the discovery of the first-ever “Jesus era” home found in Nazareth. “The building that we found is small and modest and it is most likely typical of the dwe…
When I heard this version of Amy Grant singing “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” I found myself wanting to sing along. And it helps that this particular Christmas carol is chock full of excellent theology. Charles Wesley penned the original lyrics. The famed evangelist George Whitefield altered the first two lines to the version we sing t…
Yesterday I spent an hour with Nancy Turner on WMBI-FM in Chicago doing a broadcast called Journey to Bethlehem. At Nancy’s request I painted some word pictures of familiar Bible stories. These short presentations are interspersed with music tied to the theme of the hour. We all felt the Holy Spirit helping us as we retold the Christmas story…
On Thursday morning from 10-11 AM CDT I’ll be doing an in-studio interview with Nancy Turner on WMBI-FM (90.1 FM) in Chicago. Nancy is the host of the program “This is the Day.” In October she served as Mistress of Ceremonies for our KBM Friendship Banquet.Since this is the Christmas season, we’ll take a “journey to Be…
Last Sunday we attended a fast-growing church in Birmingham called The Church at Brook Hills. Located at the southeastern edge of the city, the church attracts 5-6,000 attenders each Sunday in three identical services. They come in large part because of the earnest preaching of the senior pastor, Dr. David Platt. Although he is only 30 years old, h…
I have a good friend who emails me from time to time with thoughts about forgiveness. They are really just bullet points about lessons he has learned from his own personal journey. This morning he sent five thoughts. The following two really stuck in my mind:1. “If you have forgiven a person, that means that you don’t make them pay in t…