Peter Odanga handing out An Anchor for the Soul at a prison in KenyaLast night I received a phone call from my friend Peter Odanga, who serves on staff with Word of Life Kenya. I first met Peter about five years ago at the Word of Life Campground in New York. Since then he has married and moved back to his native Kenya. He …
Here are some recent articles on China:Anthony Bollback has posted the latest edition of China Clippings.The Christian Post reports on the rising generation of young Chinese worship leaders.Josh and Leah recently visited the Wal-Mart in Nanchang, China. Check out these pictures. It looks like it’s a lot more crowded t …
Here are two pictures from the Couples Conference at Word of Life last weekend. It was a first for us in several ways: our first time to speak at a couples conference, and our first time to teach in a side-by-side dialogue fashion. Marlene told me not to worry, that it would go well, and she was right as she almost always i …
This morning I did an interview with Charlie Engram & Keith O’Neil on KLFC in Branson, Missouri. The program is called “Good Morning, Ozarks.” We were talking about my book Stealth Attack. We started by discussing spiritual warfare in an age of terror and the importance of Christians being ready for the attacks of the …
10:39 AM Albany (NY) AirportIt’s Monday morning and we’re on our way home to Tupelo after a fantastic couples conference at Word of Life. Marlene and I were both nervous going into it—no, that’s not true—I was nervous, she wasn’t, she told me it would go fine, and it did. As we were preparing, it o …
Three weeks ago Marlene and I were Thailand leading a seminar on evangelism and the gospel for 250 Christian workers in preparation for an upcoming free English camp. Here is a report from Charles and Lourdes Holmes from the camp held last week:We had a great LIFE (Learning Intensive Free English) camp in Wangree. We regist …
“There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.” Richard Sibbes (1577-1635), Puritan preacher and author.
When Marlene spoke to the women tonight, she recommended Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs. Turns out that several of the women at the conference have read it also. We started reading it the other day, and I can offer my opinion very simply.It’s the best book on marriage I’ve ever read. Period. No exceptions …
I am writing this note from our room at Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York. Marlene and I arrived this afternoon after two bumpy flights from Tupelo to Atlanta to Albany. On the drive to the Inn we noted the spectacular fall colors—brown, burnt orange, rust, red, maroon, yellow, cinnamon—covering the trees on both …
1) Read the paper. DONE.2) Ride my bike. DONE.3) Call Nick. DONE.4) Unpack from our Reno trip. DONE.5) Repack for our trip to New York tomorrow. DONE.6) Ask Mark if he will come over and help us rip out the carpet and move the furniture from the living room so it will be ready when the tile guys come on Tuesday. Mark is com …