My Elvis Presley T-Shirt

Posted by on 9.29.09 in Personal, Tupelo

When I arrived home from my trip to Canada, Marlene said, “I’ve got something for you.” It turned out to be a very nice birthday present that she gave me last night since I celebrated my birthday on Saturday. She found a birthday card with a picture of Indiana Jones on the front that read, “When they ask how old you are, tak…

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May your days be numbered like Methuselah!

Posted by on 9.26.09 in Personal

I am writing this note from my hotel in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In a little while I’m heading over to the First Baptist Church to speak at a Flashpoint Conference sponsored by Word of Life Canada. Tomorrow I’m speaking at Emmanuel Bible Church in Simcoe. Then on Monday I’ll be heading home. And so it happens that I’m in C…

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Divine Serendiptity in the Seattle Airport

Posted by on 9.23.09 in Personal, Travel

To put matters in perspective, 24 hours ago I was at Cedar Springs Conference Center in Sumas, Washington. Tonight I’m writing this entry from my office at home in Tupelo, Mississippi. Between then and now I’ve had approximately two hours of sleep, mostly because I had to get up at 3:15 AM to make my flight from Bellingham to Seattle. I…

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Three Cheers for the Church Office

Posted by on 9.14.09 in Personal

The other day I received a newsletter in the mail from the First Baptist Church of Russellville, Alabama. That in itself is not a remarkable event since I’ve been receiving those weekly newsletters for 39 years. And I suppose during all that time I’ve never given much thought to it, but each week, regular as clockwork, the First Baptist…

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Still Believing

Posted by on 9.9.09 in Biking, Devotional, Personal

Last Sunday I received a note from Alice McQuitty in which she gave a quick update on how Andy’s treatments for colon cancer are progressing. I have written about Andy here and here. We have known Andy and Alice for 26 years and count them as dear friends. I wrote Andy a note saying that we were going to “dig in” and pray for him …

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I’m Looking for a Sermon from August 2005

Posted by on 9.4.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Personal

Saturday Update: We found the sermon tape. A friend in Indiana had it in a box of cassette tapes. Thanks to everyone who helped in the search.

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Three Great Labor Day Recipes

Posted by on 9.4.09 in Personal

Here are the three recipes Marlene and Nancy Turner talked about on Moody radio this morning:Mark’s Greek Lamb Burgers1 pound ground lamb½ pound crumbled Feta cheese½ cup finely chopped Kalamata olives2 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano1 teaspoon Cavendar’s Greek seasoning3/4 teaspoon garlic salt1 beaten eggMix all …

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Marlene to Share Recipes on Moody Radio

Posted by on 9.4.09 in Personal

Okay, how’s that for a headline?Yesterday I got an email from Mark Breta who produces This is the Day! featuring Nancy Turner on WMBI-FM in Chicago. Mark asked if we could both be on the radio this morning at 10 AM CDT to talk a little about KBM and then to share recipes for Labor Day.Let’s just put it this way. My only contribution to …

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35 Happy Years

Posted by on 8.22.09 in Personal

I meant to say something profound because this is our 35th anniversary.But the hour is late so this will have to do.  I actually don’t remember a lot about that hot night in Phoenix when so many years ago we were married.But I was there and she was there and she said “I do" and that has made all the difference.N…

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Old Home Week at Cannon Beach

Posted by on 8.17.09 in Personal, Travel

I am writing this note very late at night–at least it feels very late to me. Even though it’s only 11:21 PM here in Oregon, that feels like 1:21 AM because part of me is still on Tupelo time. We’re having a wonderful time at Cannon Beach Conference Center this week. Soon after we arrived on Saturday afternoon, there was a knock on…

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