Our Holy Land tour leaves in 62 days, 21 hours, 8 minutes, 4 seconds—according to the counter on Mark’s China blog. He will be flying from Shanghai and meeting our tour group in Tel Aviv. The rest of our group will be flying from Chicago, Atlanta or New York.I mention this to say that time is running out for you to s …
1:12 PM A big Tuesday shout out to Sandra de la Cruz in Phoeniz, AZ, Regina Leveston, Duane and Holly Follman, Pastor Frank Walker, Rod Dixon and Alfreda Burke in Oak Lawn, IL, Deborah Tompkins Johnson in Woodbridge, VA, Claudia Moreno in Berwyn, IL, Steve Dunning, Ken and Mary Heffley in Batavia, IL, Reg and Brenda Harriso …
It’s been a while since I posted any pictures of Dudley, the basset hound that joined our family last Christmas Eve. In another week or so, we will celebrate his first birthday. He’s the best dog we’ve ever had, keeping in mind that like all bassets he loves to sniff and dig and get dirty. Last week he sta …
This afternoon I spoke for a marriage seminar at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo. A very attentive crowd of mostly younger couples gathered in the Fellowship Hall for the two-hour seminar. I saw quite a few folks I first met when I preached at FBC back last March. Incidentally, starting this week I will be teaching the W …
It has been enlightening to read the many comments on the weblog this week. It’s clear that the Ted Haggard situation has touched a nerve inside the Christian community. Along that line, Eric Hogue asks, What is the appropriate “rehabilitation” for Ted Haggard? Marshall Shelley discusses the signs of a restorable spi …
We’re wrapping up a good week at the SIM Retirement Village in Sebring, FL. Tonight I preach the last message in the Elijah series. Our flight from Orlando leaves at 6:20 AM, which means that we will need to leave Sebring about 3:30 AM to arrive at the airport in time to turn in our rental car and check in for the fli …
I’m writing this note from guesthouse at the SIM village in Sebring Florida, in the southern part of the state about an hour and a half south of Orlando. This is my second visit, Marlene’s first. I spoke here in 2003 on the recommendation of Calvary missionaries John and Anne Ockers. So far the weather has been …
David Klinghoffer offers a wise perspective on Ted Haggard’s fall. The entire article deserves a close reading because he deals forthrightly with the question of whether or not homosexuality is inborn. In a sense, he answers yes, because all humans are born with a bias toward sin. Theologians call this the doctrine of …
Kudos to the leaders at New Life Church for acting quickly to remove Ted Haggard from his position as senior pastor. Here is their letter to the congregation explaining the decision. When the facts are clear, as they evidently were to those doing the investigation, nothing is gained (and much is lost) by delaying the final …
Here is the newest sermon in the series “The Transformed Life” from Romans 12-16: Good, Pleasing, Perfect