Preachers I Listen to on my iPod

November 15, 2009

A friend asked me to recommend a few preachers he should listen to for his own benefit. It’s fascinating to think about how technology has changed the answer to that question. Thirty years ago it meant, “Where can I get cassette tapes of messages by Pastor so-and-so?” Fifty years ago it meant, “What conference should I atten…

What is the meaning of Hebrews 10:26?

November 13, 2009

Several days ago I received an email asking about Hebrews 10:26, the last (and strongest) of the “warning passages” in Hebrews. It happens that the writer is a soldier serving in Afghanistan. Here is how he put his question:One of the guys on my team and myself started a Bible study. We are actually talking about salvation. We also brou…

A New Hallelujah

Check out Michael W. Smith’s video called A New Hallelujah. It’s a good reminder that God’s heart reaches out to the whole world. We work and pray and pray for the day when the whole world will sing “a new hallelujah” to the Lord….

KBM Banquet Slideshow

November 10, 2009

On a rainy night in early October, 230 people gathered in Elmhurst, IL for the first-ever Keep Believing Ministries Friendship Banquet. Alex Garcia took some beautiful photographs that night. You can check out his website for more examples of his work. Derek Taylor put the pictures together into a video slideshow that captures that evening of celeb…

33 Ways to Say “I Love You”

Last weekend Marlene and I led a couples conference in New Jersey. During our session on Sunday morning, we talked about the importance of praising each other. This is absolutely crucial because the presence or absence of public praise is one of the clearest signs of marital harmony or marital discord. The list we gave must have struck home because…

From Pro-Abortion to Pro-Life

November 9, 2009

Mike Huckabee talks to Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood director, who became a pro-life advocate after watching an ultrasound abortion and seeing for herself how the baby in the womb fought to stay alive. Her gripping story gives us hope that we can win the battle for the unborn one heart at a time….

21 Thanksgiving Sermons

Here are twenty-one sermons appropriate for Thanksgiving. You are welcome to use this material in any way that might be helpful to you as you prepare sermons and Bible studies or simply to increase your own gratitude to the Lord for all his blessings. What Children Can Teach Us at Thanksgiving How God Revealed the Ingra…

Growing Up Too Fast?

November 8, 2009

This morning I’m speaking on “As for Me and My House: Winning the Battle for Your Family” at Faith Bible Church in Vineland, New Jersey based on Joshua’s stirring words in Joshua 24:14-15. In order to show the challenge we face in raising our children to serve the Lord, I compiled a list of things that have changed over the …

Pictures from the Couples Conference

November 7, 2009

Here are some pictures from the Couples Conference at Faith Bible Church in Vineland, New Jersey. Our first session started at 10:30 AM followed by lunch followed by the second session. We were done by 1:45 PM.This is the third time Marlene and I have done the co-teaching concept. We both stand at the podium and take turns speaking. In the fi…

Friday News and Notes

November 6, 2009

*We’re on the road again, this time to New Jersey. Marlene and I are flying to Philadelphia where our good friend Pastor Paul Barreca will pick us up and drive us to Vineland. I first met Paul several years ago at Word of Life in New York. Then I spoke for him at Faith Bible Church in Vineland. This weekend we’re speaking at Faith for a…