Here’s a story from Perth, Australia sent along by my friend Pat Sullivan. Seems that someone stole a python from a wildlife center in Perth. The thieves no doubt thought they had made a clean job of it, but the snake did not cooperate. The six-foot long python swallowed a woylie, which this article describes as an endangered marsupial. Turns…
A friend asked for my thoughts on living with no regrets. To me it’s all about direction. A few years ago the Lord gave me a set of sayings that I call the First Law of Spiritual Progress:I can’t go back.I can’t stay here.I must go forward.In truth, there is no such thing as a life lived with no regrets in the literal …
I will be co-hosting Today’s Issues with Tim Wildmon from 10 AM-12 Noon CDT. We have a packed lineup today:10:05 Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch talking about this story. 10:15 Kennan Vaughan, founder of Downline Ministries. 11:05 David Noebel, president of Summit Ministri…
It’s time for an update on the Anchor Book Depot. Since January 1 we have distributed 7674 copies of An Anchor for the Soul to the following ministries. Where a jail or prison is listed, it means that we donated the books to a ministry or to chaplain serving the inmates in that particular facility. Arkansas Department of Corrections, Pine Blu…
Fred Sanders reminds us that yesterday was the anniversary of the day in 1750 when Jonathan Edwards was voted out as pastor of the church in Northampton, Massachusetts.The vote was 230 to dismiss him, 23 to keep him as pastor.That’s 10-1 against him.That’s after being the pastor at Northampton for 23 years.I should add one point….
Last summer I had the pleasure of spending a week with Jim and Mary Kay Altizer at Cannon Beach Conference Center. Besides being an absolutely delightful couple, they are extremely gifted worship leaders. Together they have released a variety of CDs under the title Ivory and Brass. I like their music so much that I put it on my iPod so I can listen…
A man never knows when his job is done partly because he never really knows what his job is. He gets one message from watching TV, another message by hanging out with his friends, a third message from his job, he hears something else when he goes to church, and he tries to make it all work when he goes home. In my case I’ve tried to mak…
Tomorrow I am speaking at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo in both the morning and evening services. Service times are 8:30 and 11 AM and 6 PM. The church meets at 300 N. Church Street in downtown Tupelo. I spoke there a number of times in 2006 and 2007, and I’ve been speaking lately at the Wednesday prayer service. We have many friends at …
We need your prayers!Since February we’ve been sending out a weekly Keep Believing prayer update by email. It’s about one page long and contains some personal updates on the ministry, news about our travels and current projects, and some special prayer needs. If you would like to be part of the KBM Prayer Team and receive the weekl…
I’m on the radio this morning from 10 AM-12 Noon Central Time on American Family Radio. Here’s the lineup for today:10 AM Mike Calhoun of Word of Life talking about the Quiet Time Connect10:15 AM Dennis Swanberg, America’s “Minister of Encouragement”11 AM Trivia Time with J. J. Jasper and Steve Chapman Okay, here’s a sp…