Could a pastor suffer from depression? The answer is yes. It happened to Tommy Nelson, pastor of Denton (TX) Bible Church. In a chapel service at Dallas Seminary, he tells his story. You can listen to the audio or watch the video of his gripping presentation.
{{{ALIGN:right;THUMBNAILWIDTH:220;CAPTION:John Adams;}}}Scattershooting here and there . . .Have you been watching the John Adams miniseries on HBO? Marlene and I watched the first two episodes and were hooked. We thought last night’s fourth episode was terrific.Here’s a quote from John Adams that seems very fit …
We have just posted a new sermon in the “Surivor Babylon” series called How to be Happy in Babylon. Here’s an excerpt:That was the seductive appeal of Hananiah (Jeremiah 28). He was like the popular “prosperity preachers” who make lavish promises of health and wealth if only you will “sow a seed of f …
Earlier today Derek Taylor, our gifted web designer, sent a list of the keywords that people typed into a search engine that led them to the Keep Believing website. All of these searches happened in the last 48 hours. And many of them probably had never heard of this ministry. Here is the list:what about the the pigmy who n …
Yesterday I listened to a sermon on 1 Corinthians 13 by Haddon Robinson in which he dealt with the phrase in v. 5 that says “love . . . is not easily provoked” (KJV). Other translations say “it is not irritable” (NLT), “not easily angered” (NET), “does not take offence” (NJB), is “not quick tempered” (CEV), is “not quickly …
Today,For what I am that I ought not to be,Forgive me.For what I am not that I ought to be,Forgive me.Be with my mouth in what it speaksBe with my hands in what they doBe with my mind in what it thinksBe with my heart in what it feelsWork in me…through me….for me….in spite of meIn the precious name of J …
Dr. Ray Pritchard gives the 2007 President’s Report on the work of Keep Believing Ministries. He explains the thinking behind the Keep Believing logo, reports on various ministry projects, and shares his dreams for the future.
For Christmas Mark and Vanessa gave me an iPod Shuffle, a neat little device, smaller than a credit card, in which I can store songs or sermons and listen to them (using the “ear buds” provided with the Shuffle) as I travel. It turned out to be a most practical and welcome gift. Once I got the hang of it, I started taking m …
Early this morning we received this note:Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ!!! I cannot thank you enough for the encouragement that I have found through reading your weekly sermons. I have even been able to print a few and pass them on to other English speakers in need of support/counsel/encouragement here in …