Radio This Week

June 1, 2009

Here’s the program schedule for “Today’s Issues” on American Family Radio from 10 AM-12 Noon CDT Monday-Friday. I’ll be co-hosting all week with Tim Wildmon. Check the station list or you can listen online by going to this website and clicking on “AFR-Talk” or you can watch the video stream online by going to the AFR hom…

Feed Yourself and Come to Church

May 31, 2009

During Sunday School today our teacher made a telling comment about people who complain they aren’t “being fed” when they come to church. Probably there is no complaint more frequently heard from unhappy churchgoers. “I’m just not being fed.”That usually means they don’t like the sermons they’re heari…

Saturday Sundries

May 30, 2009

It happened entirely by accident, but yesterday I watched Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilburforce, the man who led the fight to end slavery in the British Empire. Somehow I missed seeing it when the movie came out in 2007, but yesterday Marlene found it on TV and we watched it together. If you need some encouragement to believe in the power…

Scott Hamilton

May 28, 2009

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…

Radio This Week

May 26, 2009

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…

God Loves a Challenge

May 24, 2009

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…

Give Tongues of Fire and Hearts of Love

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’…

Next Stop: Whiting, New Jersey

May 22, 2009

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 …

Straight Talk About Homosexuality and the Church

May 21, 2009

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 I Am to Worship

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….