At 7 AM today I spoke to group of 100 people gathered in a conference room at the Pentagon. I would rank the experience as one of the best moments of my ministry, not because of anything I said but because of the privilege of speaking to the men and women serve in the Pentagon. When Marlene and I arrived at the Pentagon, we were met by Col. William…
Just a quick note to say that after a delay in Memphis that caused us to miss our flight in Atlanta, we arrived in Washington, DC about 4 PM. It was awe-inspiring to see the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument rise up from the horizon as we landed at Ronald Reagan National Airport. At the moment we are in our hotel right across the street …
This week’s travel schedule takes us in an entirely new direction. Tomorrow morning Marlene and I are flying to Washington DC where I will be speaking at the Pentagon Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday morning. This is such an unusual invitation that it deserves a bit of explanation.In May 2007 Moody Publishers released my book on spiritual warfar…
So how should we dress for church on Sunday morning? When I was growing up, the answer was easy.Women wore dresses.Men wore suits and ties.Children dressed neatly.Pretty simple. And it worked for a long time because the church reflected the norms of the surrounding culture. Now we have “business casual” and “dress-down Friday…
Here is my current reading list. I finished the first one while I was in Spokane over the weekend. The other three arrived while I was gone.Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War.Doctrine That Dances by Robert Smith Jr. Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein.Sway by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman.Don’t …
During my trip to Virginia this week, Damaris Carbaugh shared with me Warren Wiersbe’s definition of ministry:Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God. Memorize that—and then pray God makes it a reality in your life. …
Most of us don’t know where Nagaland is. The official government website calls it “a vibrant hill state Located in the extreme North Eastern End of India, bounded by Myanmar in the East; Assam in the West; Arunachal Pradesh and a part of Assam in the North with Manipur in the south.”…
When was the time you wrote out a book of the Bible word for word? Here’s an idea from the Old Testament that might be good for your soul.
Last night I began and ended my sermon with the challenge to pray, “Lord, do things I’m not used to.” When the pastor gave the invitation, the front of the church was filled with people—30-40, maybe more—kneeling and praying. The pastor said that he had challenged the congregation to say, “Yes, Lord, yes,” …
I made it to my motel late last night after spending all day flying from Spokane to Salt Lake City to Atlanta and then to Lynchburg where Benny Mathews met me at the airport. Benny is the leader of Alpha Ministries, the sponsoring organization for the AWE conference that runs Sunday-Wednesday at Temple Baptist Church in nearby Madison Heights. Yest…