Today was all about one of the finest ladies I have ever met—Miss Eva Lodgaard. I met her soon after becoming the pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, IL. During her student days at Moody Bible Institute in the early 1940s, she attended the church in Oak Park. In January 1945 she left Chicago to begin her work wi …
I have some very good news to share with you regarding Keep Believing Ministries. Today we received our official notification from the IRS that we have been granted 501c3 status as a tax-exempt non-profit organization. This means that contributions to Keep Believing are considered charitable contributions and are deductible …
This week Marlene and I are at Camp Nathanael in Emmalena, Kentucky. If you don’t know where that is, we’re in far southeastern Kentucky, a few miles east of Hazard, not far from Pigeonroost, Topmost, Dwarf, and a few miles from a community named Rowdy. Emmalena is not a large town. It’s a store, a school …
Here are a few pictures of our new home in Tupelo plus some pictures from a family get-together today. Andy and Betty and Megan and Kathleen came over from Florence, Alabama for lunch. Alan joined us later. The backyard view shows the house as we bought it. If you look at the picture of Dudley and Gary, you can see the shad …
During my free moments this week, I’ve been reading Winston and Franklin, the gripping story of the wartime friendship between Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. The book reinforces the thought that politics is the art of leadership applied to human relationships. These two very different men forged a close fri …
Are you thinking about moving and wondering where you should go? Check out FindYourSpot.com. After taking an online quiz that asks whether you prefer a large city, a medium-sized community or a small town, along with many additional questions, you are given a list of locations that fit your preferences. Apparently it works …
Earlier today 50,000 copies of An Anchor for the Soul were delivered to our storage facility in Chicago. This means the Anchor Book Depot has officially been reopened. You can read more about it here. We plan to donate the books for the following four purposes:Prison MinistryMilitary MinistryDisaster ReliefMissionary Outrea …
Tonight I ate dinner with John Bouquet who is also teaching here at Word of Life this week. Because his church is located in an area with many Amish people, they support a ministry called Mission to Amish People. John said there are 60-70 former Amish who have come to Christ and now attend the church he pastors. Joe Keim wh …
Here are two follow-up quotes to my sermon Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly.”I have learned to hold all things loosely, so God will not have to pry them out of my hands.” Corrie ten Boom (Thanks to Duane Follman)”I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands …
In preparing my first message on spiritual warfare, I ran across this prayer taken from The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions by Arthur Bennett.O Lord,I bless thee that the issue of the battle between thyself and Satan has never been uncertain, and will end in victory.Calvary broke th …