Day 20: Dudley

March 19, 2009

When I started this Lenten blog series, I knew that sooner or later I would write this entry. I knew it because Dudley, our three-year-old basset hound, has taught me so many good lessons.It is late at night as I write these words, and things are quiet in my corner of the world. I’m the only one awake at this hour. Marlene is asleep in our be…

Wednesday Radio

March 18, 2009

Here’s the lineup for today’s radio from 10 AM-12 Noon:1st hour: Interview with James Herrick, author of “Scientific Mythologies,” how science fiction helps shape pagan worldviews. 2nd hour: Interview with Bill Federer from the “American Minute.”Listen online at American Family Radio. Click on “AFR-Tal…

Day 19: Mistreatment

“When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly” (1 Peter 2:23).I submit to you that this is not a natural way to live. When we are insulted, our natural inclination is to return an insult for an insult. But Jesus chose another way…

Day 18: Sheep

March 17, 2009

It is said that Bernard of Clairvaux in the 12th century first penned the words to one of our favorite hymns, O Sacred Head Now Wounded. The second verse speaks to the issue of our sin and the death of Christ:What thou, my Lord, hast suffered was all for sinners’ gain;mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the deadly pain.Lo, here I fall…

Tuesday Radio

Just a reminder that I’ll be on the air at American Family Radio from 10 AM-12 Noon today. In the first hour we’ll be talking with Michael Pink, author of “Rainforest Strategy.” Not sure what’s happening in the second hour. We may talk to former congressman Tom Tancredo.Your calls are always welcome but you need to use…

Monday Radio

March 16, 2009

This morning I begin a week of co-hosting “Today’s Issues” on American Family Radio from 10 AM-12 Noon CDT. I’m filling in for Tim Wildmon while he leads a tour to the Holy Land. This morning we begin at the top of the hour with Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness talking about new attempts to rep…

“Amazing Grace” by IL Divo

I just found this wonderful worship video by II Divo. Here is good music to warm your heart on a Monday morning….

Day 17: Illumination

“Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).What do these words mean? The dictionary defines light as “a source of illumination.” That provides the key to our definition. To be the light of the world means illuminating the darkness so that others…

Speaking Tonight in Tupelo

March 15, 2009

I’m speaking tonight at 6:30 PM at the Awaken Service at Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo. If you are in the area, I hope you will join us.…

Sunday Interlude: Sparrows

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father” (Matthew 10:29). If you check your Bible dictionary, you’ll discover that sparrows were among the humblest birds in Bible times. They were considered food for the poor, and because they were so cheap, the poor co…