Blog entries tagged Word of Life

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1. We’d Love to See You This Summer!

Just a reminder that our summer schedule is underway. Here are the links where you can find more information: Southern Baptist Pastors Conference: https://bit.ly/2JcaYxM Village Church of Oak Park: https://villagechurchoakpark.com/ Cannon Beach: http://www.cbcc.net/ Forest Springs: https://www.forestsprings.us/ Word of Life: http://camps.wol.org/ America’s Keswick: https://americaskeswick.org/ Special note: Our son Mark is speaking with me at America’s Keswick. He’ll handle the morning sessions, and […]

2. New Podcast–“Learn the Word: Galatians”

  We have just uploaded a new podcast called Learn the Word: Galatians. In this episode Paul Weaver and I discuss the importance of getting the gospel right. You might like this because if the Son sets you free, you are free forever! Click here to sign up for the free email sermons.

3. Why I Teach at Word Life Bible Institute

Each year I spend at least three weeks teaching at Word of Life Bible Institute in New York and Florida. I’ve also taught at WOLBI in Uganda, Ukraine, the Philippines, and South Korea. Here’s a brief video that explains what happens at the BI. Hundreds of young people (and some not-so-young!) take a year to […]

4. On My Way to the Philippines

This morning I’m starting a 24-hour journey that will take me to Hong Kong and then to Manila. I’m on my way to teach Daniel at Word of Life Bible Institute in the Philippines. I’m excited about the opportunity to teach the Word to young people who will be the leaders of tomorrow. My first […]

5. Week 5 at Word of Life Island

Last week I spoke to 400 students and counselors at Word of Life Island. Check out this three-minute, high-energy week in review video. You might enjoy watching it because God did incredible things on the Island last week.

6. Watch the Live Stream from Word of Life Pines This Week!

This week I’m speaking on “Four Women Who Met Christ” at the Pines at Word of Life. You can watch the live stream M-F at 11:15 AM ET (10:15 AM CT).

7. New Podcast: Why Galatians Matters

A few weeks ago I recorded a podcast for Word of Life where we talked about the importance of the book of Galatians. I thought you might enjoy this discussion because we all need to get the gospel right. 

8. Take My Galatians Course Online for FREE

My course on Galatians is now online. For the last 15 years, I have been teaching Galatians at Word of Life Bible Institute in New York. This year they brought in a professional video team to record my lectures so they could create the first online course from the Bible Institute. The entire course (including class notes […]

9. Meet Enoch from China

This is Enoch, one of the students in my Daniel class at Word of Life Bible Institute in Korea. He is the first student ever from mainland China. He had to leave after my second class this morning to go back to China to renew his visa. Here’s the kicker. He can only get a […]

10. Teaching Daniel in South Korea

Happy Monday morning from South Korea. In just a few minutes I’ll start the first of ten classes on the Book of Daniel at Word of Life Bible Institute on Jeju Island. Today we’re covering Daniel 1-3. Here are a few of the PowerPoint slides:

11. WOLBI Ukraine

These are the students of Word of Life Bible Institute Ukraine. Tonight we asked the students to take one final picture with us, and they gladly agreed. What a great week we had together. Marlene and I are going home with deep gratitude for the time we had with them.

12. From Ukraine to the World

This week Marlene and I have been at Word of Life Bible Institute in Kiev, Ukraine. We’ve an amazing time studying the Book of James with students and visitors from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Romania, Canada and the US. You get a feeling of being on the front lines of Kingdom […]

13. Ukraine Update

Check out this brief video for the latest news about our trip to Ukraine. Marlene and I are at Word of Life Bible Institute in Kiev this week. Lots of great things are happening!

14. Ukraine, Here We Come!

Here’s an update about our trip to Ukraine along with all the other news from my corner of the world. Here’s the link to the Keep Believing Donate Page.

15. Video: Week 5 at Word of Life Island

I just finished speaking to 400 teens at Word of Life Island. Had an amazing time. Twenty-two students trusted Christ. Many more came forward to dedicate their lives to the Lord. Here’s the week in review video. Check it out.

16. We Need Your Help to Finish Strong

I hope you will take 2 minutes and 45 seconds to watch this video. Each year during December we ask our friends to consider making a gift to help us end the year in the black. Here’s where we stand at the moment. We need $35,000 to meet our obligations and finish strong. If you […]

17. An Amazing Week at Word of Life Island

Just finished an amazing week on Word of Life Island. 38 campers trusted Christ as Savior and over 175 dedicated their lives to Christ at the campfire service. I had a blast speaking to the students every morning. Watch this short video to see what God did on the Island this week.

18. On the Road to Word of Life

We’re on our way to Word of Life in Schroon Lake, New York. This trip marks the 16th year we have been to Word of Life during the summer conference season. This year we’ll be in Schroon Lake for two weeks, the first week speaking to teens on the Island and the second week speaking […]

19. Florida Next

Dear Praying Friends, We knew we would be busy in the first part of 2015. But there are always a few surprises along the way.First, some happy news. A little over a month ago, our newest grandchild Zoe arrived. She was welcomed by Mark and Vanessa and by her brother Eli and her sister Penny. […]

20. Uganda, Here We Come

Hard to believe but it’s traveling time again. Tom Renard and I are on our way to Uganda. To get there we fly from Dallas to Atlanta to Amsterdam to Kampala, Uganda. Our final destination is the Word of Life Africa Bible Institute where I will teach Galatians next week. Very glad to have Tom […]

21. A Week at the BI in Korea

This week I’ve been teaching the book of Ezra at Word of Life Bible Institute on Jeju Island in South Korea. That’s 15 time zones (and 7000 miles) from Dallas. Jeju Island is located just off the southern coast of South Korea, not that far from Japan, Taiwan and Mainland China. It’s one of the […]

22. Word of Life, Here We Come!

Dear Praying Friends, This is a big day for our family and the beginning of a busy season for us. Later this morning Josh and Leah will be commissioned for their upcoming move to China. They have worked long and hard to come to this moment, and we are glad we can share it with […]

23. An Evening with Harry and Millie Bollback

Tonight we had the awesome privilege of spending some time with Harry and Millie Bollback.

24. “What I Do Have Is Jesus”

“What I do have is Jesus."That’s what a prisoner named Zach told us.

25. Violet Arrives and Other Good News

Personal news, ministry news, all good news.