This evening Nik Wallenda will attempt to walk a tightrope across Niagara Falls in an event televised by ABC. While he will be the first to attempt to walk directly across the precipice of the falls, he is not the first to walk a wire from one side to another. That honor belongs to someone else. From his story we learn the true nature of the faith …
I happened to hear the end of a sermon in which Erwin Lutzer addressed an important question: “How do you distinguish between the conviction of the Holy Spirit and the accusations of the devil concerning our sin?” Dr. Lutzer’s answer was short and to the point. The devil enjoys accusing us about things that God has already forgive…
Leaders from around the world met in Chicago May 20-21 for the NATO Summit hosted by President Obama. You probably saw pictures of the demonstrations that accompanied those meetings.This week we learned that An Anchor for the Soul was also part of the NATO Summit. Moody Publishers joined with CRU Global (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) to…
Here’s where we stand on our two major fundraising projects:China broadcasts: We have raised $177,990 toward the $300,000 goal.On March 26 we began a thrice-weekly radio broadcast into Mainland China in partnership with Trans World Radio. From the TWR transmitters on Guam, we can reach a potential audience of 878 million people. We also have …
Many of you know about Peter Wang, our “Keep Believing” man in China. Peter pastors a house church in China and has been instrumental in helping us there. On Friday he flew to the US for an extended visit, starting with a prayer time with our team in Chicago. …
Over the weekend I received a note from a pastor who serves in a distant land. He told me about a strange illness that has afflicted his daughter. For years his daughter was confined to a wheelchair. After sixteen operations she now walks only with difficulty and in much pain. To this point the doctors have offered no clear diagnosis.With that back…
It happened almost 40 yeas ago. During my third year of seminary, I was invited to preach at a church in Oxford, Mississippi. The church at the time was without a pastor so I was asked to preach at both the morning and evening services. That morning I preached what I regarded as my “best” sermon, a message on the parable of the seed and…
This week we added two new sermon libraries to our Recommended Resources page.The first is called Discipleship Library that I believe has been compiled by the Navigators. It contains a fantastic assortment of messages preached over the last 60 years by many of the greatest Bible teachers. As they point out, Messages presented by many outstandi…
Here’s a prisoner letter we received not long after An Anchor for the Soul was published. I happened to see it this weekend for the first time in many years. Now that we are 600,000 books down the line, I thought this letter would help you understand why we donate copies of this little “gospel book” to ministries across America.&n…
What do we do now?Sometimes it seems as if society has completely lost its moral compass. Where do Christians fit in? How do we speak the truth in love when basic values are under attack? I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately, and for me the answer comes back to three simple words that describe what we need at this moment in history:Tena…