“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…
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.…
“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…
A few years ago a friend gave me a Civil War Cavalry saber as a gift. Until today I didn’t know much about its background. After checking the inscription on the sword, I discovered that it is a U.S. M1860 Light Cavalry Saber produced by Mansfield and Lamb in Forestdale, Rhode Island. During the Civil War the company produced more than 37,000 …
I’ll be on the radio for two hours every day next week on American Family Radio (AFR). I’m sitting in for Tim Wildmon who will be leading a tour to the Holy Land. I’ll be co-hosting “Today’s Issues” from 10 AM-12 Noon (CDT) Monday through Friday. We’ve got a full lineup of guests, including Michele Washam (…
Years ago I knew a Christian counselor who often repeated one key phrase. “You’re only as sick as your secrets.” Then he would add: “If you’ve got a lot of secrets, you’re really sick.” When we sin, everything within us screams out “Cover it up. Turn off the lights. Bury the evidence. Destroy the tap…
Last year Broadman and Holman published an updated edition of Leadership Lessons of Jesus that I co-wrote with Bob Briner. The publisher took the two smaller volumes that appeared in 1997 and 1998 and reissued them in a slightly revised fashion last year. I am happy to report that the Korean translation of “Leadership Lessons” has just …
Several months ago I wrote a column called Are You in the Center of God’s Will? Recently I received an email with the following question: I recently read your article regarding living in God’s will day by day, moment by moment. Maybe you can help me with some confusion regarding making choices along the lines of God’s will and gui…
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). The key word here is “daily.” As someone has noted, the problem of life is that it is so daily. So routine.So mundane.Several years ago I read about a distinguished Christian leader who made the following observa…
This morning I spent two hours with actor Stephen Baldwin when he came through Tupelo with my longtime friend (and KBM Board of Reference member) Kevin McCullough. Several months ago Stephen and Kevin teamed up to launch a very popular weekly program called BMX Extreme Radio. Even though the program has been is very new, they are already on 160 sta…