I am writing this note from Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York, high in the Adirondack Mountains. I arrived here last night for the opening week of the summer camp season. This morning was picture postcard perfect—blue skies, emerald green forests, a few wispy clouds, light breeze, and calm water on the lake. It is …
We have just posted a new sermon on the website: Hold Lightly What You Value GreatlyHere’s an excerpt:The rich farmer did well in so many ways. He worked hard, he played by the rules, he spent his money wisely, he found good land, he worked it in the hot sun, he planted and he irrigated and when the harvest came in, h …
We are enjoying happy days in Tupelo because our entire family is together again for the first time since last July. Josh and Leah arrived on Tuesday, Mark flew in on Wednesday, I came home from Dallas yesterday morning and Nick drove over in the afternoon. Last night we ate pizza, looked at family pictures, laughed, told s …
Here’s the other side of the story in China. Compass Direct reports on house church leaders recently arrested.Government-sanctioned persecution of Christians has darkened the landscape of Xinjiang province in north-western China. Most recently, an estimated 30 house church leaders were arrested on April 19 in Aksu cit …
Today I taught at the Global Proclamation Academy (GPA) in Dallas, a unique training opportunity for younger leaders from emerging countries. The requirements for attending GPA state that you must be under 35, already an active Christian leader in your country, and you must be recommended to attend GPA. Only one person is c …
A few weeks ago I announced that we are reopening the Anchor Book Depot in Chicago. Last month the board of Keep Believing Ministries approved an initial order of 50,000 copies of An Anchor for the Soul that will be given away for:Prison MinistryMilitary MinistryDisaster ReliefMissionary OutreachWe just learned that the boo …
*Here are three blogs worth checking out:The Normal Christian BlogBiblicalStudies.org.ukDigiTrail Blaze*Good News from China. There has been a Christian explosion among Chinese intellectuals. Read the whole article and you’ll discover that the term explosion is not an exaggeration. The church is China continues to gro …
Over the weekend we talked with someone (A) who told us about a friend of hers (B), someone she has known for many years. It seems that this friend (B) offended someone else (C) eight or nine years ago. The precise details don’t matter, except that what was done was petty and meanspirited. Now the course of life has c …
*After a hectic weekend, we are mostly moved in to our new home. But the process of moving is ongoing, at least for several more weeks. At this moment Marlene is out with Linda Hale, purchasing a bedroom set for the guest bedroom and a sofa sleeper for what will become my office.*This is necessary because at this moment on …
Yesterday we moved into our new home in Tupelo. After nearly two years of living in the cabin in the woods, we moved into a home on the west side of the city, in a nice subdivision near the airport. Herewith a few reflections on the whole process:1) The decision to buy a home in Tupelo came as a surprise to us. We told many …