This morning we interviewed Scott Hamilton, the gold medal winning skater, for almost an hour. Recently he’s written a fine new book called The Great Eight, subtitled “How to Be Happy (even when you have every reason to be miserable).” We talked at length about how he got into figure skating, his two battles with cancer, and his r…
Starting today I’ll be on American Family Radio every day through Friday. I’ll be co-hosting “Today’s Issues” Tim Wildmon and subbing for Marvin Sanders who is recovering from cancer surgery in Houston. You can listen live by clicking on this link and then clicking on “AFR-Talk.” Except for today, I’l…
At the end of a meal with Skip Olson, he asked me to sign a copy of my book An Anchor for the Soul. During the meal he had engaged the waitress in a conversation about spiritual matters. She seemed intrigued when she learned about our name– Keep Believing Ministries. So I signed the book and Skip left it on the table along with a generous tip…
Here’s a great missionary hymn (one source called it one of the greatest ever written) by Isaac Watts (1674-1748). I should add that it is entirely new to me. Watts wrote many hymns, most notably “Joy to the World,” “Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed,” and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” On this Lord’…
This morning we are on the road again. This time we’re heading to New Jersey, more specifically to Whiting, New Jersey, about an hour east of Philadelphia, a few miles west of Toms River. We’re heading that direction for the Memorial Weekend conference at America’s Keswick, a beautiful and historic Bible conference center that is …
What will the evangelical churches do in response to the rising tide of the gay rights movement in our society? There is no use denying that long-held attitudes are changing in our culture. Is anyone out there prepared to guarantee that we won’t have gay marriage in every state in the next fifteen years? It might not happen, but that’s …
Here’s a video to stir your heart and prepare you for the day ahead. As you watch this video, sing along if you know the words. I found it uplifting to watch the vast crowd singing along with Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong praise team….
“Don’t tell God how big your monsters are; tell your monsters how big your God is.”…
Over the weekend we finalized plans for our first-ever Keep Believing Friendship Banquet on Thursday, October 1 in Chicago. In the weeks to come we’ll give you more details about the who, what, when and where, and how you can make your reservations. But for the moment just hold that date–October 1–for our Friendship Banquet.
In January I started my plan to read the entire Bible in 2009. That’s a worthwhile project but it is also a daunting endeavor. My particular version of the Bible has 1913 pages. Plus it contains 66 books written by many different authors over roughly a 1500 year period. And many parts of the Bible seem remote to life in the 21st century. So w…