Check out the Bible Map—a remarkable new tool that uses modern technology to bridge the gap between the ancient world and the 21st century. Here’s how it works. You enter a Bible chapter that contains a geographic reference or the name of a region or a people group. When you click on the highlighted words in the text …
Today I preached in the morning and evening services at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo. When I arrived, I learned that they were voting on calling a new pastor in both morning services. As we waited for the 8:30 AM service to start, there seemed to be a noticeable spirit of anticipation that was somewhat different from …
This week I’ve been reading a fine new book by J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom called Praying: Finding Your Way From Duty to Delight, and along the way I’ve been thinking about the challenge of writing about prayer. Or preaching about prayer. It’s easy to fall into one of two traps. Either you make the re …
We have just posted a new sermon on the website:Do Not Neglect Your Spiritual Gift
At the Passion 07 conference in Atlanta last week, John Piper preached a remarkable message with a remarkable title: How to Deal With the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause. The title brings together several themes that at first glance seem unrelated—guilt, sexual sin, the glory of Christ …
Check out Miniature Earth for a sobering view of our world (HT to Dwight Nelson).Here are two blogs from the other side of the world:The Journey (Australia)Life in China
Here are the latest sermons on the KBM website:God’s Medicine for a Sick WorldAdoption: Plenty of Room in the Family
We are back online now with the new format, which as you can tell doesn’t look a lot different from the old format. We’re on a new server and we’re using a new blog software. The Comments feature is turned back on and we welcome your comments on any topic. Special thanks to Nicko Sahlas for many hours of h …
For the last few months we have been working on a redesign of the KBM website. Part of that process involves moving all our files to a new server. Like any large project, it takes time and must be done in a series of steps. We begin that process today. One of our goals is not to lose any of your comments during this transit …
When word came that Sandy Spisiak died last night, succumbing finally to the cancer that had dogged her steps for the last seven years, I was sad but not surprised. Nor, I suppose, was anyone surprised who knew her during the long years when she fought as hard as anyone could ever fight to stay alive. She was around 40 when …