Forty years ago today Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN. This morning’s Tupelo Daily Journal contains two articles relating to his legacy:Forty Years LaterOn Wednesday Dr. King’s niece, Alveda King, visited Tupelo. She has gained considerable attention for her work on behalf of the unborn. …
Brian Bill is one of my favorite preachers. I say that because a) I have know him for almost 20 years, b) I have seen his pastoral work up close and personal, and c) I read his sermons every week. Brian serves as pastor of Pontiac Bible Church, a growing congregation located about 80 miles south of Chicago. On his sermon pa …
On Friday morning I’m taking part in the monthly Fire Away! program on American Family Radio. Our topic will be “Intelligent Design: Has It Been Expelled?” The title is a reference to the upcoming blockbuster movie called Expelled! featuring Ben Stein. The program airs live from 10-11 AM Central Time. Go to the Americ …
This video shows how an old gospel hymn can be sung beautifully in a contemporary style. I love the song, and I love how the great crowd at the Passion ’06 conference sings along.
Bryan Chapell offers the following scenario for preachers. It’s 3 AM Sunday morning and your wife rolls over, wakes you up, and asks, “Honey, what are you preaching on this morning?” If you can’t answer in one clear, crisp sentence, your sermon isn’t ready to preach.
This neat little drawing is called a Friend Wheel. It’s one of the applications you can add to your Facebook page. Vanessa told me about it over the weekend, and so of course I signed up for it. According to the data supplied with the drawing, it contains an amazing 375 “nodes” and 3054 links. Each of those “nodes” a …
Check out these China-related items . .Anthony Bollback and his son Jonathan run an informative website called Church in China.You can subscribe to ZGBriefs and receive a free weekly digest of China-related news.Our son Josh has been doing some China Chopstick Math. Each year the Chinese use enough disposable chopsticks (45 …
I just found a blog called Got Bible? Some cool stuff here. Check out this post called 13 Answers to the Question, “Where Can I Find . . . in the Bible?
William Willimon offers some thoughts on the qualities a pastor needs who wants to start a new church. It’s not what I expected, but I agree 100%.
Steve Tanner reviews Kosher for Passover Caffeine Free Pepsi and it’s not an April Fool’s joke. I don’t think they sell this in Tupelo.