Next week I’m one of the speakers at a conference on Planning Your Preaching sponsored by the Olford Center for Biblical Preaching in Memphis. It occurred to me that this is a vital topic that pastors rarely talk about. So I thought I’d ask for some help from readers of this weblog. These questions are primarily …
. . . I finished the year riding my bike exactly 1800 miles. In order to hit that number, I rode 140 miles during our trip to Gulf Shores, including 24 miles on December 31. It’s been about eight years since I started riding my bike again. At the end of 2005, I had ridden 20,000 miles. When you add 1800, the grand tot …
My sermon called “Changing Your Mind” is now available as a podcast. Special thanks to Lynette Hoy for doing the technical work to make it happen.
A few months ago I wrote about my ten favorite hymns. Later I added another entry on my top ten gospel songs. At the time, I promised that I would eventually write about my favorite contemporary worship songs. I intended to get around to it earlier but kept putting it off until Steve Boisse reminded me a few days ago. So on …
Here is the newest sermon to be added to the KBM website:Adoption: Plenty of Room in the Family
Get Religion has up-to-date coverage on Christmas in China. Anthony Bollback has posted the latest edition of China Clippings.Mark writes from China with a call for pastors who preach with ferocity and compassion.On December 22 eight house church leaders were tried and sentenced to prison. I found an excellent news article …
1) If you ever come to Gulf Shores, be sure to eat at Doc’s Seafood Shack in nearby Orange Beach. The sign out front says they have have the World’s Best Gumbo. With that kind of confidence, how could you resist? The place doesn’t exactly look like a shack; it’s more of a rundown, retro-50s kind of l …
In light of the recent mid-term elections, should evangelicals take a two-year “fast” from being involved in politics?David Kuo says yes and offers two main reasons: 1) It turns off the people we’re trying to reach for Christ.
2) It doesn’t work anyway. He concludes his column with these words:We will have to wa …
Here are the most popular weblog entries of 2006. In terms of response, the first two stood out far above the rest. In compiling this list, I counted comments plus emails plus personal comments made to me. By “popular” I mean only that these entries brought the most feedback, not that people always agreed with what I wrote. …
John Armstrong shares this benediction he heard at a Christmas Eve service:May you be filled with the wonder of Mary, the obedience of Joseph, the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the shepherds, the determination of the magi, and the peace of the Christ child. Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit bless you now and f …