Welcome to the “new” Keep Believing website. I put the word “new” in quotes because most of the site looks exactly as it did before. The weblog is the one page that looks different than before—we have rearranged things to give more prominence to comments from our readers. You now have the ability to sign in using …
Late last night I received an email from Michele Hoekstra saying that our dear friend Heather Bosgraf is having surgery today to remove a tumor at the base of her brain. When we were in Chicago ten days ago, we heard that Heather had not been feeling well, but it didn’t sound serious. “So much has happened today,” Michele said whe…
A friend ended a recent email with this helpful paragraph: Finally, may I share with you a prayer request that I have been asking of the Lord for the last few months. Lord, surprise me by joy today. Then I look forward all day long for something joyful each new day, and I thank God for his goodness. I am thinking about adding the other fruit …
How should evangelical churches respond to the growing movement toward same-sex marriage? Here’s one answer. Put a statement about marriage in your church constitution.
This morning we are going to visit Shiloh Military Battlefield, about an hour and a half north of Tupelo. We’re making the trip because Maria and Kevin (Vanessa’s mother and step-father) are visiting from California. They arrived last Tuesday after driving five days across the country. Maria came to Tupelo in Ma …
Yesterday Barack Obama bowed to inevitable reality and resigned his membership at Trinity United Church in Chicago. He did what he had to do given a) his desire to be president, and b) all the publicity swirling around the controversial statements of his former pastor, Dr. Jeremiah Wright, and last Sunday’s guest prea …
That awesome mountain in the photograph is Kilimanjaro, tallest peak on the African continent. I have a particular interest in this mountain because one of my sons, two of my brothers, and a sister-in-law and two nieces will soon be climbing it. As I write these words all of them are en route to the great mountain.It all s …
Recently I attended a prayer meeting with a group of godly people, the purpose of which was to seek God’s face on behalf of the city in which they lived. I listened as they asked God to unite Christians so that the body of Christ would make a positive witness to the city, they prayed for open hearts, they asked the Fa …
A friend from overseas sent the following email several days ago:What is the relevancy of the Holy Spirit in the gospel message in our times? I am working on a paper but would appreciate to get different views from different scholars.I am not a scholar, but I am happy to offer my brief thoughts on this vital question. Here …
The five messages on forgiveness that I gave on Back to the Bible last week are now online on the Keep Believing website. Here are the messages in order:Forgiveness: Healing the Hurt I Never DeservedForgiveness and the Lord’s PrayerJudge NotIs Total Forgiveness Realistic?The Final StepClick on the Audio tab to listen …