We have just added a new sermon called Portrait of a Godly Pastor. Here’s an excerpt:Someone has said that repetition is the first law of teaching. Few of us master a truth the first time we hear it. We do better if we hear it a second time. Repetition in a sermon is like jogging in place. By rephrasing a point, it gi …
The Anchor Book Depot has been busy recently. Here are some of the places we have sent the books:1) Military Torch Ministry, Norfolk, Virginia. The books are sent to sailors serving on ships deployed around the world.2) Camp Nathanael, Emmalena, Kentucky. We provided copies for a group of women completing a drug rehab progr …
Yesterday I recorded a new podcast regarding my book Stealth Attack with Stacy Harp of Active Christian Media. Click here to listen to the podcast.
This week I’ve been riding my bike in 100+ degree weather. Yesterday I went 12 miles in 105 degree heat. Today I rode 16 miles at around 102 degrees. When it’s that hot (and very humid), you have keep yourself hydrated and not push too hard. I discovered a brand-new route that starts at our home on Valley Vista, …
It would be just plain wrong of me to let this day go by without noting that this is the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and lived here until he turned 13 when his family moved to Memphis. Most people who know Elvis think about Graceland, his home in Memphis, which by the …
In 1856 J. C. Ryle published the first volume of his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. When he finally finished the series in 1873, he had produced one of the finest devotional studies of the four gospels ever written. Baker Book House recently reprinted the entire series in four volumes. I mention it here because, as a g …
This morning we received a copy of the cover art for the French version of An Anchor for the Soul. The book will be released on August 27. It didn’t work to literally translate the title from English so the French version comes out as “A Refuge for the Soul.” The graphic artist totally changed the cover to give it a v …
Since 2001 Steve and Amy Tanner have been reviewing soft drinks on their personal weblog. Recently their decided to take all those reviews and create a spin-off website called BevReview.com. Here you can find candid comments about such drinks as . . .Boylan Bottleworks Root BeerJones Naturals Berry WhiteCoke ZeroPepsi Twist …
We have just posted a new sermon called Up With Worship! Here’s an excerpt:There is a tendency today to be very hypercritical about worship. We tend to evaluate everything. We come with a critical mentality. We come shopping for a church, looking for this or that. I remember when I was a first-year seminary student. I …
This morning Josh and Leah leave for China where they will be team leaders for a group of English teachers serving with ELIC. Last Tuesday they started their training in the Los Angeles area. On Thursday they met their team. Last night all the China teachers and leaders were commissioned for service. From Los Angeles they f …