In these confusing, uncertain times, I found this quote from John Calvin (HT Of First Importance) reassuring:Our circumstances are all in opposition to the promises of God. He promises us immortality: yet we are surrounded by mortality and corruption. He declares that He accounts us just: yet we are covered with sins. He testifies that He is propit…
Yesterday Marlene and I ate breakfast with two women who are attending the Retirees Conference at Cannon Beach. One woman said she now lived in Oregon but she was really from California but shortly after World War II, she and her husband had lived for a few years in Michigan because it was her husband’s home state, but she didn’t feel a…
This morning I got up early and starting “reading the 8s.” Tomorrow I will “read the 9s” and on Friday I will “read the 10s.” This is all about a new Bible reading plan that I came up a month or so ago. Let me mention in passing that over the years, I’ve done almost every reading program imaginable. I&…
Here’s a slideshow from the first full day of the Retirees Conference at Cannon Beach Conference Center on Oregon’s Pacific Coast. We have folks here from all across the Pacific Northwest plus California. The Beene Family, a Southern Gospel group, came all the way from Tennessee. Mila Polevia leads the worship with humor, grace, a…
I am writing this note on Sunday evening from our room at Cannon Beach Conference Center on the Pacific Coast of Oregon. We’re here for a Senior Adults Conference that starts on Monday night and runs through Thursday morning. Coming back to Cannon Beach reminded me of something I heard here this summer.I was having a conversation with the fat…
This week we have added a brand-new Resources section to the Keep Believing website. Right now it’s pretty plain vanilla and it’s buried at the bottom of the page, next to the buttons for “Contact Us,” “About Us” and “Donate.” I think we’ll eventually move it up higher so people can find it easi…
Overnight I received the following message:Thank you so much for your online material. I was just speaking with a friend about having trouble forgiving a family member. That exact family member ended up coming to work at my location. I knew when I saw them God was speaking to me to deal with my own heart and let go of the hurt, anger and …
Mark Driscoll has a powerful word about the “curious paradox” of the cross:The curious paradox of the atoning death of a bloody Jesus rising above the plane of human history with a mocking crown of thorns is that he is offensive in an attractive way.It is the utter horror of the cross that cuts through the chatter, noise, and nonsense o…
We have just posted this morning’s “Fire Away” interview on “The Bible and money.” We had a very lively hour that began with a discussion (with co-hosts Tim Wildmon and Marvin Sanders) about last night’s vice-presidential debate. We dissected that for a bit and then Tim asked me to summarize what the Bible says ab…
From 10-11 AM Friday I am doing a nationwide radio interview on “Fire Away,” a monthly discussion program on American Family Radio. This month’s topic will be, “The Bible and Money,” a timely topic in light of the current economic mess. To hear the broadcast, go to the American Family Radio site and click on “Lis…