Here are a few more pictures Peter Faulkner took as he drifted in a canoe on the lake:Mist on the LakeA Closer View of the CabinA View from the Porch at the Conference CenterA Peaceful Monday Morning
Here are a few pictures Peter Faulkner took of the KBM board retreat at the cabin in the woods north of Tupelo, Mississippi:Seated (L-R): Ray Pritchard, Phyllis Raad, Judy Faulkner; Standing (L-R) Dave Hoy, Marlene Pritchard, MaryAnn Spiegel, Cliff Raad, Peter FaulknerFive board members plus DudleyNot everyone is singingA …
The entire Keep Believing Ministries (KBM) board, more or less, has assembled in Tupelo for our first-ever board retreat. MaryAnn Spiegel and Dave Hoy arrived at the Tupelo airport mid-afternoon yesterday. Cliff and Phyllis Raad drove 625 miles from Chicago to get here. Because we live out in the country, I sent Cliff an em …
A few years ago, when we needed some encouragement, the Lord put this thought into my wife’s heart: “God is a better parent than we are.” No matter how much we love our children, he loves them even more. No matter how much we want the best for them, he wants it even more than we do, and he truly knows what it is best. …
We have just posted the latest sermon in the “Understanding God’s Plan” series: How Shall They Hear? (Romans 10:14-21)
Last month I announced the formation of Keep Believing Ministries. In that entry I mentioned that we had just opened a PO Box and a bank account and could now take donations. That simple announcement has turned into a bit of an unexpected adventure . . .Two weeks ago we opened our bank account and PO Box in Elmhurst, IL.
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Useful things I’ve found while rummaging through the Internet . . .Bill Hull points out four ways we do the right thing in the wrong way.Mark Dever explains the relationship between biblical authority and the complementarian view of gender roles. Big Orange Truck has a lot on his mind these days. He has some excellent …
Yesterday I learned that Credo: Believing in Something to Die For has been nominated for an ECPA Christian Book Award in the Christian Living category. The news came as a nice surprise to me. I had no idea Credo was being considered until I heard from the publisher (Crossway Books) that it had been named a finalist for the …
Here is some feedback I’ve been getting from my series on congregational singing. The first comes from a friend who recently started attending a new church:One of the things that I have loved about Word of Life from the start is when we all sing together at the meeting house. The first year we were there, I was bowle …
“How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.” —George Washington Carver