That’s the number of miles I’ve ridden my bike this year. For some reason or other, a few years ago I started reporting on my bike rides. Back then I would detail the route I rode each day through Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park, a meandering route that went 11.1 miles and usually took me 45-52 minutes to complete. I probably did…
A Russian professor named Igor Parnarin has been predicting for a decade that the U.S. will fall apart in 2010. It will happen, he says, because of unrestrained immigration, economic decline and a moral degradation that will fracture the United States and lead to massive unrest leading to a civil war, the collapse of the dollar, and the breaking ap…
If you are planning to make a year-end gift to Keep Believing Ministries, please note that your envelope must be postmarked no later than December 31 in order for your gift to be tax-deductible for 2008. The same holds true for online giving. Your gift must be recorded before midnight on December 31. Thanks in advance for your support. This ministr…
This morning Marlene and I joined Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo. To say that we waited a long time would be true, given that we moved to Tupelo in October 2005 and started attending Harrisburg more or less on a regular basis sometime in 2006. In the last three years we have seen the other side of church life—the view from the pew, …
Yesterday I posted a new sermon called, simply, Yet. It’s about the importance of not giving up on other people or on our prayers or on the Lord because “God is not finished yet.” The little word “yet” makes all the difference between hope and despair. There is a world of difference between these two statements:”H…
Here are the most popular blog entries of 2008. Politics and church life kept the waters stirred up all year long. Comments are still open on all of these entries. 1) Should Pastors Endorse Candidates from the Pulpit? Not surprising that in an election year, this drew the most comments. Not everyone agreed with my answer. 2) Sleepi…
A friend sent me a note that ended with these words:I pray that God would bless you, your family, and your ministry in a supernatural way in 2009!I like that so much that I decided to pass it along as my prayer for all our friends around the world in the coming year. …
Last night I joined a group of men to deliver gifts to five homes in Tupelo as part of the Angel Tree program sponsored by Prison Fellowship. Right now there are an estimated 1.5 million children in America who have a parent in prison. Through Angel Tree, those children receive Christmas gifts purchased and delivered by members of local congregatio…
Here are a handful of links that make for good reading on Christmas Eve.Last Sunday Brian Bill preached an usual Christmas message called Destiny. This sermon has a special message for those who happen to be away from home on Christmas Eve.Mona Charen explains the significance of Hanukkah, a celebration that has much to teach us about faith and cou…
I ran across this video of a bluegrass version of the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1. Besides being very appropriate for Christmas Eve, it also shows that even the most unlikely parts of the Bible can be put to music. It’s only a little over two minutes long and well worth your time.…